LIFE WORLD OF A YOUNG FAMILY IN RUSSIA: A METHODOLOGICAL CONSTRUCT OF A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY

Within the framework of this article, the author turns to the theoretical and methodological foundations of the study of a young family. The author notes that the study of a young family is a popular branch of sociology with different methodology of sociological cognition, which can include the structural-functional approach, conservative-crisis, liberal-progressive theoretical and methodological approaches, the concept of family modernization, exchange theory, socio-psychological theory, and the concept of family life path, phenomenological theory as well. According to the author of the article, for a deeper sociological reflection on the life of a young family, it is necessary to turn to its life world. In order to consider the life world of young spouses, it is necessary to develop a special methodological construct of sociological study. In this regard, the purpose of this work is to identify the theoretical and methodological foundations of sociological reflection of the life world of a young family. As a result of the analysis, the author comes to the conclusion that the most appropriate methodological construct for studying the life world of young spouses is formed on the basis of a neoclassical model of scientific research, which is based on the ideas of constructivism. For the deepest reflection when considering the life world, the author proposes to use the theoretical concept of the sociology of life; it will also be appropriate to use the riskological concept of youth, which will allow finding pain points of a young family that disrupt the stable functioning of its life world.