Sociological portrait of the single-parent family in the Republic of Tuva
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2024.1.12Keywords:
Republic of Tuva; Tuvans; single-parent family; parent; extramarital birth; family sociology; single parentAbstract
The article presents a sociological portrait of the contemporary single-parent family (having children under 18 and one of the parents) in the Republic of Tuva. The analysis is based on the results of the sociological study “Issues of single-parent Families in the Republic of Tuva”, conducted by the authors in 2022 (sample size 1539 individuals), as well as materials from discussions with experts from social protection agencies on family and child welfare in the Republic of Tuva. Marriage and divorce coefficients in the republic were considered and analyzed in comparison with nationwide data.
According to statistical data, the proportion of incomplete families in the total number of families is 6%, but these data do not account for various forms of cohabitation, etc. Among survey participants who are in a registered marriage and have children under 18 (complete family group), 63.1% are represented, while those having children but not in a registered marriage constitute 35.1%. In the overall sample of incomplete family representatives, the figure stands at 17.1%. This is comparable to nationwide indicators, but the structure of incomplete families in terms of the reasons for their formation significantly differs.
The single-parent families are characterized by a more vulnerable position, and they are more likely to be at risk of poverty and social exclusion due to gender inequality. In the single-parent family, the sole parent is typically a working and often additionally part-time employed mother or father who has to compensate for the lack of resources of the other parent. As a parent, she is less likely to take out loans, but may do so for purchasing essential items. To support the family, this parent may sell or pawn personal belongings. In one-third of cases, she is willing to engage in seasonal migration for additional income.
In Tuva, for an incomplete family, the presence of one or two minors is characteristic in more than 70% of cases. In over half of cases, these children are born out of wedlock. The father is known; in one-third of cases, he provides financial support to the family, in less than half — maintains some emotional contact with the children, however, alimony is provided by not even every tenth single mother. Prejudiced attitudes from the surrounding community towards representatives of the single-parent families are not felt by both the adult and the child.
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Samba A. D.-B., Goliusova Yu. V., Demidov A. A., Ananyeva K. I. and Ondar N. O. Sociological portrait of the single-parent family in the Republic of Tuva. New Research of Tuva, 2024, no. 1, pp. 184-196. (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2024.1.12
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Anna D.-B. Samba, Institute of Sociology, Federal Research Sociological Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Research Institute of Medical and Social Problems and Management of the Republic of Tuva
Junior Researcher, Department of social structure, Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Stratification, Institute of Sociology, Federal Research Sociological Center, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Senior Researcher, Laboratory of socio-demographic research, Research Institute of Medical and Social Problems and Management of the Republic of Tuva.
Postal addresses: building 5, 24/35, Krzhizhanovskogo St., 117218, Russian Federation, Moscow; 76 Krasnoarmeyskaya St., 667000, Russian Federation, Kyzyl.
E-mail: sundui2012@yandex.ru
Yulia V. Goliusova, Institute of Sociology, Federal Research Sociological Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Candidate of Sociology, Leading Researcher, Scientific Secretary, Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Stratification, Institute of Sociology, Federal Research Sociological Center, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: building 5, 24/35, Krzhizhanovskogo St., 117218, Russian Federation, Moscow.
E-mail: ygoliusova@yandex.ru
Alexander A. Demidov , Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis
Candidate of Psychology, Associate Professor, Department of General Psychology, First Vice-Rector, Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Postal address: building 14, 34, Kutuzovsky Av., 121170, Russian Federation, Moscow.
Email: demidov@inpsycho.ru
Kristina I. Ananyeva, Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis
Candidate of Psychology, Researcher, Laboratory of Cognitive Processes and Mathematical Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Russian Academy of Sciences;
Associate Professor, Department of General Psychology, Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis.
Postal addresses: 13, Yaroslavskaya St., 129366 Russian Federation, Moscow; building 14, 34, Kutuzovsky Av., 121170, Russian Federation, Moscow.
Email: ananyeva@inpsycho.ru
Nadezhda D. Ondar, Government of the Republic of Tuva
Head, Secretariat, Deputy Chairman, Government of the Republic of Tuva.
Postal address: 18 Chuldum St., 667001 Russian Federation, Kyzyl.
E-mail: Ondarnd@yandex.ru
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