Tradition or modernity – a picture of a contemporary
early school-age child’s father on the basis of empirical research Cover Image

Tradycja czy nowoczesność – obraz współczesnego ojca dziecka w wieku wczesnoszkolnym. Raport z badań
Tradition or modernity – a picture of a contemporary early school-age child’s father on the basis of empirical research

Author(s): Łucja Reczek-Zymróz
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Education, Preschool education
Published by: Uniwersytet Gdański
Keywords: father; fatherhood; family; early school age child

Summary/Abstract: Family faces new challenges – a father does not have to maintain his family or gain and defend. Theemotional contact is becoming the foundation. In the text of this article, the changes which were theconsequence of the father’s functioning were analysed: the model of a family, activities consideredtypical for fathers and mothers, caring and pedagogical activities undertaken by respondents. Inthe research carried out by means of a questionnaire (interview), 200 fathers (aged 30–50) of earlyschool-age children participated. The research was done in Poland between 2018 and 2020. Theresults of the research indicate that the role of the father is changing, although often declaratively.In families, the focus of child care has shifted towards the father, and its main task is no longer tosupport the family materially. Undoubtedly, these changes determine the education of respondents,as well as – to a lesser extent – the age of fathers.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2022
  • Issue No: 2 (55)
  • Page Range: 150-165
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish