OSNAŽIVANJE OBITELJI I POZITIVNI MEĐUGENERACIJSKI ODNOSI – SOCIJALNO- PEDAGOŠKI MIT ILI SOCIJALNO BOGATSTVO?
FAMILY EMPOWERMENT AND POSITIVE INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS - A SOCIAL-PEDAGOGICAL MYTH OR SOCIAL WEALTH?

Summary/Abstract: The authors analyze scientific-theoretical approaches and family practices on intergenerational relationships in the family, which inevitably involve considering the relationship between adult children and their elderly parents. The conflict of roles within the moral intergenerational solidarity of the members of the modern-day sandwich generation is also considered, and the moral responsibility of adult children towards older parents is critically considered. The paper aims to raise the critical question of whether multigenerational families in the 21st century fulfill the function of moral, emotional, social, physical or material support to their older members. Unlike family-parent relationships, which are justifiably important, mutual relationships and care for the quality of life of the elderly are a marginalized aspect of life at the family and social levels. In order to encourage adult children and younger generations to establish better relations with older family members, this paper also includes some practical possibilities for implementing contemporary scientific knowledge and research experiences in the field of pedagogical-andragogical aspects of strengthening positive intergenerational relationships. The role of a positive approach to family policies and education, regardless of age, is increasingly gaining importance at European and national levels, however, despite the bright examples, it sometimes remains largely at the declarative level. From whatever aspect we approach - historical, sociological, pedagogical, political, theological or any other aspect, traditional or modern – consideration of the family, one of the oldest social institutions, has remained a relevant topic and source of research. The social policy of European countries is also broadly focused on the basic unit of every society – family and "family issues"

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