RODITELJSTVO U SAVREMENOM DRUŠTVU
PARENTHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: In this paper, the focus of interest is on: a) the influence of sociocultural context on family and formation of attitude towards childbirth and parenthood, and b) the problem of raising parents for "parenting". Society and culture determine relationships within family and between family and external environment, as well as the attitude towards childbirth and parenthood. "Governing" values, norms and models of behavior are related to the motivation for parenthood and preparation for fulfilling the parental role. Current events, shaped by globalization, point rather to the pronounced standardization of family life and parenthood by the society, than to the integral connectedness of society and family, which leads to the caring preparation of parents for raising new generations. The paper gives a brief overview of the connection between society, culture, family and different practices of parenting, as well as present a part of the legislation of the Republic of Serbia that codifies parenthood and, in part, ways of preparing (or educating) for parenting.

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