Гендер в системе воспитания калмыков

The article analyzes the gender differences in children upbringing in the Kalmyk traditional society. The Kalmyk children upbringing system was determined by the nomad way of living and distinctive household culture. A family was a bearer of the ethnic and cultural traditions and customs. A significant role in the development of moral values of the Kalmyk people was given to religious views, Buddhism in particular, which was the dominating factor in the shaping of the mentality and spiritual culture of the Kalmyk ethnos. Kalmyk children as a rule were brought up in traditional patriarchal families with the distinct gender differentiation. Since the old days, the task of every Kalmyk family was to bring up a real man, who was the breadwinner and owner, who had an indisputable authority in the family. The upbringing of a daughter was the responsibility of a mother who in compliance with the national traditions had to teach her daughter all the skills of being a good housewife. The Kalmyk national customs were not strict towards women compared to the traditions of other Oriental nations. A woman was well regarded in the Kalmyk society.