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Архаическое в отношении к деторождению

2015

Abstract

The most widespread model of modern society’s attitude to conception, pregnancy, childbirth, childhood is considered. Main attention is paid to permeation of this attitude with assessments and perceptions of the world and man’s place in it formed in the prehistoric antiquity. Some results of the comparative analysis of the earliest models of the attitude with the modern, mainly developing archaic features, are presented. The question is raised about the dominance of the archaic stereotypes in attitude and outlook of modern person. Particular attention is paid to the mystification of conception, pregnancy, birth, childhood. The novelty of the research is seen in the fact that even in the modern “childfree” trend the same archaic ideological background is revealed. The relevance of the study is due to the need to overcome the increasing complications of the demographic situation in Russia, as well as to prevent undue enthusiasm of young people to “childfree” ideas and practices becaus...