Features of marriage and family systems of today's youth
The paper presents the fi ndings of a socio-psychological study specifying the matrimonial attitudes of contemporary youth in four major areas: general marriage attitudes, the ideas of intimate relationships, relations with the grandparent family and its infl uence, parent-child attitudes. The consider specifi c features of modern marriage are regarded. It is argued that a romantic marriage model dominates which is focused on positive emotions, and intimate personal relations determine the essence of marriage.