THE SINGLE PARENT FAMILY: FROM MARGINALIZATION TO NORMALCY AND ACCEPTANCE
THE SINGLE PARENT FAMILY: FROM MARGINALIZATION TO NORMALCY AND ACCEPTANCE

Summary/Abstract: The single-parent family is a major problem of contemporary society. In the last decades the number of single parent families has increased considerably, this is generated by the large number of divorces, the migration of parents, but also death. The emotional development of children who come from single parent families has to suffer, because they fail to learn their behavior patterns, norms and beliefs, which will help them in forming their own personality. The article includes a comprehensive analysis based on extensive qualitative research; the specific techniques were: the documentation, case study, individual counselling, semi-structured interview, applied to 20 monoparental families in Caraş-Severin County, resulting from distinct situations: divorce, death and abroad migration of one of the parents. The results of the research demonstrate the difficulties faced by children from single-parent families and underline their emotional needs. The lack of a parent causes problems of communication of adaptation and of social integration. Children from single parent families should enjoy the same protection and understanding, the same love, even if they do not have both parents.

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