METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF FAMILY LIFE IN FOREIGN SOCIOLOGY
We define the quality of family life as an emotional assessment by an individual of one's family environment: the de- gree of satisfaction of personal needs by means of various symbolic and material resources. The circumstances that prevent the sociological analysis of the phenomenon are examined, including the essence of the category «quality», the structure and subjectivity of perception of family life, the difference between family types, etc. Various methods for assessing the quality of family life developed by foreign scholars are considered. Particular attention is given to the sociological tech- nique for assessing the quality of family life developed by Kathryn D. Rettig and her colleagues. This technique is based on the theory of resources proposed by U.G. Foa and E.B. Foa. They suggested that the family needs the exchange of such resources as love, services, status, goods, money and information. The indicators proposed by foreign colleagues show the quality of the exchange of each resource. The prospects for analyzing the quality of family life are determined.