PSYCHO-SOCIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE FAMILY INSTITUTION IN THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Alina Doina IONESCU (dascalu)
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Alina Doina IONESCU (dascalu): University of Craiova, Romania

Annals of the University of Craiova, Series Psychology, Pedagogy, 2020, vol. 41, issue 1, 85-92

Abstract: The family is part of the phenomena for which there was an interest especially in all societies. Knowledge of the functioning of this institution it is of paramount societal importance, given that it leaves itself, directly or indirectly, the imprint on the entire socio-economic system. So, on the state of the family depends, first of all, the reproduction of the population in a society, socialization / education of new generations, creation and transmission spiritual values, behaviour patterns, process organization production and consumption etc. This article is presenting the most important theoretical contributions – from psycho-sociological point of view – on the family institution. The concept of family is analysed in a correlation with the concept of "couple". Also, the article is presenting the most important typologies of families that are used in scientific literature, mainly the sociological one. We have tried to present in a comparative manner what are the characteristics of the traditional family and modern family in our contemporary society.

Keywords: Nuclear family; Modern family; Couple; Family model; Isolated nuclear family. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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