FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SERBIAN PROVERBS
FAMILY RELATIONS AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SERBIAN PROVERBS

Summary/Abstract: The paper deals with the family relations and gender differences in Serbian proverbs. Proverbs are a valuable source of knowledge of a nation`s tradition and culture as seen through its customs, habits and beliefs. They contain common people`s wisdom and connect past with present. Through them, the way of life of our ancestors becomes clearer and more understandable to future generations. This work deals with family relations in proverbs because family is the basic unit of each society and because the values accepted in a family become a basis for broader relationships. We may think that the traditional relationships have changed over time, or that they have completely vanished, but looking around us we can see that certain things, opinions and beliefs stated in proverbs long time ago are still very much alive and influence our lives more than we can imagine.

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