MLADI U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI O BRAKU I ALTERNATIVNIM OBLICIMA PARTNERSTVA
YOUTH IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ABOUT MARRIAGE AND ALTERNATIVE FORMS OF PARTNERSHIP

Summary/Abstract: Today there are many definitions that are often inadequate, unacceptable and inappropriate to modern views of marriage and family. Although throughout history, marriage has been perceived as a monogamous community of men and women, in modern society, influenced by transformational processes, there is a formal and legal equalization of marital and extramarital relationships, as well as tendencies to legalize homosexual marriages. Under the pressure of modernization and individualization, and extended education, young people are increasingly delaying marriage of more mature years. Moreover, marriage has become an "outdated" institution, where an increasing number of young people prefer to live together without a fateful "yes." Alternative forms of partnerships are becoming more attractive, easier and more interesting forms of coexistence for the young and the cohabitation of the most widespread form of living together. This study wanted to gain insight into the attitudes of young people in Bosnia and Herzegovina (N=234) on marriage and alternative forms of partnerships, primarily cohabitation, as well as their wishes and plans for the future when it comes to marriage and family life. Through questionnaires, we have learned that, under the pressure of transformational change, youth in Bosnia and Herzegovina prefer alternative forms of partnership, but also that, under the influence of a patriarchal society, they regard marriage as the most acceptable union of man and woman.

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