Dzagurova, Natal’ya Kh.
Kavkaz Forum. 2021. Issue 8.

Abstract:
The article discusses the reproductive attitudes of the newlyweds in the
context of changing demographic situation in the country.
The novelty of the research lies in the analysis of the reproductive attitudes
of the newlyweds of Vladikavkaz as a regional model of reproductive behavior
necessary for understanding the problem of heterogeneity of the development of
the Russian social space as a whole.
The empirical basis of the study was made up of newlyweds - as a social group
that has entered into marriage and whose reproductive behavior is able to ensure
a stable position for children, to increase the effectiveness of their socialization. In
the course of the study, the method of system analysis was applied, which allowed
us to consider reproductive attitudes through socio-demographic, economic
and value factors. The stages of the formation of reproductive attitudes of the
newlyweds of Vladikavkaz, as part of the North Caucasus region as a whole, are
outlined.
The results of the study conducted in January – September 2021 among
180 men and women – 90 couples, who registered marriage in the Vladikavkaz
registry office, are presented. The socio-economic characteristics of the studied
group are given. Reproductive attitudes are considered as a socio-mental state
of the individual, one of the markers of which is the need for children - the ideal,
desired and expected number of children.
Based on the analysis of the empirical base of the study, it was revealed that,
regardless of age, 100% of the surveyed newlyweds in Vladikavkaz are focused
on the birth of children, which is due to the regional context of traditional norms
of childhood. It is concluded that the need for children among newlyweds is
overwhelmingly associated with ensuring stable economic conditions.

Keywords: reproductive attitudes, newlyweds, demographic policy, reproductive behavior, number of children, large family

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