Małżeństwo, rodzina, ojcostwo – tendencje przemian
Marriage, Family, Fatherhood – Tendencies of Changes

Summary/Abstract: According to social research, the family is one of the most important value for Poles. At the same time, family’s structure and functioning have changed over the last few decades. The main aim of the article is to analyze why the Polish family is changing. The factors of these transformations as well as their directions, are discussed. Individualization, self-realization, changes in morality, diversity of relationship, deinstitutionalization lead to redefinition of family and parenthood. The social definition of the family is expanding, the perception of fatherhood is changing. Therefore, crisis or change? What shape will the family adopt in the future? Regardless of the scenario, the family will always be the basis of society.

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