Many Different Kinds of Family – But Is the Scope of Their Solidarity Smaller? Cover Image

Rodzina na wiele wariantów, ale czy z mniejszym zakresem solidarności?
Many Different Kinds of Family – But Is the Scope of Their Solidarity Smaller?

Author(s): Anna Kwak
Subject(s): Family and social welfare
Published by: Instytut Filozofii i Socjologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: intergenerational solidarity; dimensions of family solidarity; forms of family; cohabitation; feeling of family obligations

Summary/Abstract: Intergenerational relationships are a key part of family life, involving the construction of bonds between family members based on emotional, practical, and financial support. In times when family structures and functions are changing and diverse forms of marriage and family life occur, questions are raised about the strength and meaning of family solidarity. In this article, an attempt has been made to consider whether traditional prescriptive norms concerning the mutual support of parents and adult children still apply in different European countries. The author also examines whether divorces, reconstituted families, or cohabitation weaken or even destroy family solidarity.

  • Issue Year: 225/2017
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 145-166
  • Page Count: 22
  • Language: Polish