Prevention of violence in the contemporary sociocultural context
The article, in the context of modern public discourse, examines the problem of violence prevention. The actualization of this issue is related to the discussion of the draft law «On Domestic Violence», initiated by a number of non-profit organizations in accordance with the «Istanbul Convention of the Council of Europe on the Prevention and Combating of Violence against Women and Domestic Violence 2011». According to them, in the Russian Federation women are practically not protected from domestic violence and male arbitrariness. However, this does not comply with the existing legislative framework and the prevailing multidimensional practice of preventing violent manifestations of various kinds, is not confirmed by statistical data, and contradicts cultural traditions. The domestic prevention system is based on a complex of legal, psychological, pedagogical, and socio-cultural measures to counter violence. Information throws and lobbying for legislative decisions pursue four main goals related to the deconstruction of the existing system for the prevention of violence and the devaluation of the institution of the family. Sociocultural and pedagogical strategies for strengthening the family, protecting childhood and motherhood should be the basis of modern tools of pedagogical activity as well as countering manipulative practices