GENDER INTERPERSONAL CONFLICTS IN THE CONTEXT OF FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
The results of research relevant today in the social psychology of interpersonal conflicts gender issue in the context of family relations in modern Russia are considered. Based on the data obtained in the course of socio-psychological study in the Health Center (Clinic № 5, Tambov) for the period from 2011 to 2014 allowed to conclude that the basis of family conflicts are different models of behavior of man and woman, or gender differences. Analyzing the researches on gender differences it is possible to identify the next conclusions. First, there is a number of theories, considering this phenomenon with different perspectives, but at the same time complementing each other. Secondly, most authors characterize gender features of men and women as self-sufficient and opposed by a set of characteristics. Third, the real differences between the sexes are small, but people tend to conform to gender stereotypes, existing in modern society. Fourth, the problem of expression and gender differences in conflict situations is poorly understood and requires special attention. Obviously, the existing approaches (biological and social) to the theory of sex and gender differences in behavior are “valid”, useful and necessary for the study of conflict situations in the family. They differ that the first focuses on the biological laws, and the second is on the social variability. But both views should always be presented in researches of family conflicts determining the significance of a complex and systematic approach to the explanation of the problem. All of the above determines the need for the study of gender stereotypes in behavior of participants of conflict situations for right solution and timely prevention of interpersonal conflicts in the family.