Family in representation to modern student’s youth

Morozova O. V.

This article presents an analysis of the results of the study of students ' ideas about the family. The study involved 160 students – future teachers, who were asked to draw a picture of a modern family. The results indicate the value attitude of students to the family, an adequate representation of family relationships and roles. The results also reflect distortions in the image of the family, which reflects the negative trends in the development of the family-marriage institution.

Keywords:family; idea of family; family roles; stages of family life cycle; student youth.