Rodzina jako instytucja społeczna z perspektywy rozwoju społeczeństwa obywatelskiego
Family as a Social Institution from the Perspective of Civil Society Development

Summary/Abstract: Catechism of the Roman Catholic Church, defines the family as marriage of woman and man who have children. This definition should be perceived in the context of the Church's social teachings, the teaching of John Paul II and Benedict XVI in particular. In the sociological approach, the whole society is based on the family that is understood as the most important basic social group, as an intimate relationship, based on mutual feeling, cooperation and mutual responsibility; reinforcement of the internal relations and interactions are the main focus of the family. According to the systemic approach, the family should be treated as a system, in which a change in its one part brings on a change in its other parts. The presented study is considering the issues concerning the family as a social institution in the context of the following main points: 1. Family – sociological approach; 2. The idea of civil society; 3. Spheres of civil society.

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