Families in urban centers
Families in urban centers

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the article is to give an insight into the living conditions of families and the activity patterns of employed parents in urban centers in Slovenia . The analysis is based on statistical data, survey data and qualitative interviews. Bivariate and multivariate statistical analyses are applied to the survey data . The two-parent family is the dominant family type, followed by the extended family and one parent family type. Material living conditions correlate with family type, one-parent families being the most deprived. Until the nineties in young and middle aged generations the dual earner family type had been dominant. Employed parents utilize mainly traditional social networks when informally resolving family problems. Employed fathers in urban centers help their partners, but the division of family tasks to a certain extent, and often free time, remain gendered The lack of financial resources and high insecurity concerning employment status of parents has seriously endangered life in the nineties.

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