Shchelkin A. G. Phenomenon fathers and children: clarifying our current views. St. Petersburg Sociology Today. 2023. No. 22. Pp. 136-151. Shchelkin A. G. Phenomenon fathers and children: clarifying our current views. St. Petersburg Sociology Today. 2023. No. 22. Pp. 136-151.ISSN 2308-3166DOI 10.25990/socinstras.pss-22.17y3-7j95ÐÈÍÖ: https://elibrary.ru/contents.asp?id=60001000Posted on site: 25.01.24Òåêñò ñòàòüè íà ñàéòå æóðíàëà URL: https://pitersociology.ru/ru/node/935 (äàòà îáðàùåíèÿ 25.01.2024)AbstractIt is generally accepted that the phenomenon of “generational change” characterizes precisely the “modern” type of society. For a “traditional” society, “generational change” does not exist. The ontological approach makes it possible, however, to understand that “modernity” in “modern societies” is not at all achieved by a formal “change of generations.” Generations may change, but society may still remain far from “modern.” Why? The ontological approach contains the answer to this question.