Брачна политика у Кнежевини Србији. Између традиционализма и модернизма
Marital Policy in the Princedom of Serbia: between Traditionalism and Modernism

Summary/Abstract: Establishment of control of social organization and directing its development in the renewed Serb state was not possible without first establishing control of basic social institutions, like marriage and family. Thus, marital policy in Serbia represented one of the most important segments of internal politics in the Princedom of Serbia. The essence of the marital policy were legal regulations of the institution of marriage and rooting out the anachronistic marriage customs. The state tried to adjust its marital policy with the one of developed European countries. The number of legal regulations related to marriage witnesses serious attempts on the side of authorities to lead an efficient policy on the one side, but, on the other, shows strong resistance to this policy on the side of the society. The force of the law was not enough for rooting out marital customs that the state considered backward, but also the change in social and economic conditions. Considering that the socio-economic development of the Princedom was lagging behind its legal activities, marital policy of the state was only partially successful.

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