Slavic girls’s up to date views on marriage and gender roles 

Fewer Slavic girls equate marriage with male-female interactions, and gender roles are shifting away from these of husband and spouse. They nonetheless see ‘the right man’ and ‘the perfect husband’ as comparable sorts, with the duties of breadwinner and protector because the frequent denominator.

The previously prevalent concepts of the household as a family and the girl’s main roles as spouse and mom are giving strategy to the concept the household should create psychological consolation, and the spouse’s key position is predicated on her capacity to take care of the connection due to her accommodating nature and a superb humorousness. Though the vast majority of Slavic girls don’t consider that the household should at all times be based on a wholesome marriage, together with first rate intercourse life, there’s an growing want for a household that may present a comfy shelter from life’s storms.

Happiness is rather more than merely love.

Love is acknowledged as an important worth in Slavic society, but it surely has by no means been seen as a very powerful think about starting a household. In response to the Institute of Sociology survey, simply 6% of Slavic girls dream of affection these days, whereas discovering one’s real love ranks twelfth amongst respondents’ priorities — nicely beneath elevating a household. household ranks fourth on the listing of aims, with 17% of Slavs wishing for one.

When questioned about their definition of private happiness and what they’d ask for if they might have one want, 16 p.c mentioned they needed to boost first rate youngsters, 25% mentioned they needed a pleasant household, and 20% mentioned they needed to fulfill their real love.

For a lot of Slavic girls at present, happiness is outlined by ‘dwelling life to the fullest,’ not by having love, household, or youngsters. Relationships are just one ingredient on this recipe.

Ladies are more and more seeing their households as a supply of bodily and psychological consolation. Nevertheless, the outcomes of the ballot reveal that for a lot of Slavs, the standard of household bonds is just not probably the most important issue.

A contented household, based on many respondents, doesn’t indicate a problem-free,’ seamless’ connection. Moreover, a cheerful household is just not the identical as private happiness, which is a bigger idea. A contented household, like self-realization, is extra of an “ongoing mission” that an individual works on all through his or her life. A contented household is taken into account a dream by lower than 1 / 4 of respondents (23%) who want to have one.

The perfect man is each clever and enticing.

In response to Slavic girls, the perfect man have to be bodily sturdy and wholesome (59%), devoid of detrimental habits (38%), able to producing a superb earnings (33%), and educated (33% ). An interesting look, a humorousness, and being helpful round the home are different fascinating attributes.

Notably, varied social subgroups have various priorities. Thus, girls of main cities place a premium on look (24% in main cities vs. 14-15% elsewhere) and are much less involved about poor behaviors (30% vs. 34-43%, respectively).

The countryside, in distinction to the ‘glamorous’ picture frequent in main cities, clearly favors the standard picture of the person as head of the household, husband, and father. A sturdy and wholesome man, devoid of dangerous habits, who supplies for his household, is a faithful partner, a loving father, and a pleasant individual are valued by rural inhabitants.

Gender vs. household relationships.

In at present’s Slavic society, there are two separate values for every gender, and solely considered one of these beliefs is vital to household life in every circumstance.

The perfect man have to be sturdy and wholesome (69%), mental (37%), and freed from undesirable behaviors when evaluated outdoors of a household context (33%). In distinction, the right man, when thought of from a household viewpoint, ought to make a strong livelihood (46%), be helpful round the home (21%), and be trustworthy to his spouse (21%), along with being wholesome (47%) and devoid of unhealthy habits(44%).

A family vs. a nice environment for the household.

After analyzing the responses on most well-liked qualities of husbands, 4 fashions describing how Slavic girls view the perfect marriage had been recognized, with the main fashions being ‘the household as a psychological consolation zone’ and ‘the household as an financial unit (family),’ every chosen by one-third of the respondents (32% and 31%, respectively).