Readiness of contemporary youth for formation of stable marriage-family relations is a necessary factor forming stable functioning of a society and also a determining factor of social and national security, which is very essential nowadays in the conditions of non-stability, various challenges and risks. Compatibility/non-compatibility of ideal behavior models of the contemporary youth with the real models in the chosen aspect represents itself as an important criterion of determination of readiness/not readiness of youth for family formation. Today there have been distinguished the factors influencing the formation of an ideal partner of other gender, these are family (parents, relatives), referent groups, first experience of communication with other gender, mass media, etc.

Keywords: youth, Russian youth, student youth, family, marriage, gender, model, behavior model

Studies of gender and family dynamics in society are of great interest for foreign and domestic scientific communities. The results of studying the trends in these areas from the point of view of the students about the "ideal behaviour" of modern men and women are very important, as the social group of young people has always been and is a specific indicator of the state of the society. Today, the availability of various models of the behavior of the sexes is significantly determined by the media. However, new, variable "patterns of behavior" in society does not mean denial of traditional patterns of conduct of men and women. Despite some "westernization" of the young Russians, the national gender factor "works" thereby consolidating society and preserving the national identity of individuals.

Keywords: gender, family, values, youth, student youth