FEATURES OF COPING STRATEGIES FOR OVERCOMING CONFLICTS IN INTER-ETHNIC FAMILIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF SLAVIC-TURKISH FAMILIES)

Abstract

The article considers features of modern interethnic families, the role of cultural and religious factors in intra-family communication on the example of Slavic-Turkish families. The concepts of “family conflict” and “family coping strategies” are analyzed. The results of a comparative study of the relationship between coping strategies and interaction in conflicts in inter-ethnic and mono-ethnic families are presented. An empirical study of coping strategies for overcoming family conflicts in interethnic families was conducted by a sample of 60 people. The sample is divided into two groups: 30 people who are in a mono-national Slavic marriage (age from 23 to 42 years, married experience from 1 to 8 years), and 30 people who are in an interethnic Slavic-Turkish marriage (age from 21 to 46 years, married experience from 2 to 9 years). The authors suggest that there are differences in the use of coping strategies during family conflicts in families of different ethnic composition. People who are in an inter-ethnic marriage will demonstrate a high level of conflict in family life compared to spouses who are in a mono-ethnic marriage.