PRENATAL PRACTICES SOCIOLOGY: THE RIGHT TO ACTUALIZATION
The authors argue that the period of expecting a baby, a specific stage of the family life cycle, should be included into the sociological methodology, just as it is included in psychological practices and other humanitarian studies. The authors' point of view is presented as to the place of prenatal practices sociology in the system of sociological studies, its object and subject. The genesis of prenatal practices in Russian and world history is described in detail.