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7. What is the rate of separation and divorce in Ukraine?
8. Some psychologists are sure that divorce to the family is exactly
what suicide to man is. Do you agree? Why?
9. Does a “generation gap” exist in your family? What are the main
differences between the way you and your parents think? What
are the main causes of your conflicts?
10. What is your idea of the “ideal” family?
11. Can there be an "ideal" family?
12. What are the roles of the family members and the beliefs that
unite a family?
13. Do external factors such as economic situations, politics,
technology, etc. affect the way families live and behave? How?
14. What are the public, legal, and religious attitudes toward divorce
in this country?

9.The sibling relationship becomes for many the only intimate connection that
seems to last. Friends and former co-workers may move away, marriages
break up, but our brothers and sisters remain our dearest people. Do a sibling
survey interviewing your friends and groupmates asking the following
questions.

1. What kind of relationship do you have with your brothers and
sisters?
2. Do siblings feel closer to each other as they get older?
3. Do relationships with your brothers and sisters change with time?
Why? Why not?
4. Which pair of siblings do you think is usually the closest: a
brother and a sister, two sisters, two brothers? Why?
5. Which person in your family usually takes responsibility for
getting family members together?
6. What factors affect how much contact siblings have?
7. Do you quarrel and compete with your brothers and sisters? What
are the main reasons for this?
8. Is it important for children to have brothers and sisters? Why?
Why not?
9. When you need help, do you turn to your brothers and sisters?
10. What is your birth order? Has your role in your family been
influenced by your position?

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