Values transferred and cherished by mothers in the rural families
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Wartości przekazywane i pielęgnowane przez matki w rodzinach wiejskich w okresie międzywojennym
Values transferred and cherished by mothers in the rural families in the Polish Second Republic

Author(s): Anna Józefowicz
Subject(s): History, Social Sciences, Sociology, Recent History (1900 till today), Family and social welfare, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Zakład Historii Edukacji w Instytucie Pedagogiki Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego
Keywords: mother; family; Polish Second Republic; country; value; work; community; education; patriotic value

Summary/Abstract: In the Polish Second Republic, so in the country rebom afiter one hundredtwenty three years of captivity, the role of a woman as a woman-mother, was significantly emphasized. Press, literature, researchers have proved that safety and orderin the whole country depend on safety and order in individual families. The key notion became: „from education of a mother to education of a child”. While analyzing sources such as newspapers, magazines, diaries, guidebooks, I noticed the following values for which mothers in rural families were held to beresponsible: 1 ,value of work connected with obligation in farm and household, so role of motherasahousewife; 2.the value of the family as a community and the mother's role in it. Mother was thefirst protector, tutor, patron of a child. Mother took care of child and other membersin the family, she helped them, she guaranteed the positive atmosphere at home, took care of safety in a wide context. It was significant that mother appealed in theprocess of socialization to common traditions and experiences; 3. value of education and social consciousness, so the role of the mother in shaping social consciousness; 4. patriotic value, so the role of the mother in shaping patriotic attitude.

  • Issue Year: I/2011
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 105-123
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English, Polish