Family as a subject of sociological research in the Republic of Tatarstan

This article is devoted to the questions of origin, analysis and finding ways of solving family problems by methods of sociological analysis and by means of sociology. A brief demographic analysis of present-day state of the family as an institution is given. Factors which influence the stability of present-day family are viewed. Approaches to the modeling of a successful and optimum family as a part of state family policy are presented. Aspect contents of these models are stated.