Present Changes and Tendencies in the Functioning of the Family

Authors

  • Raluca Zanca Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

family, marriage, divorce, cohabitation, affectivity, cooperation, authority, support

Abstract

The modern family represents the culmination of changes in industrial development, as well as shifts in the expectations and outlook of the modern individual. Modern family has as a specific feature affectivity, companionship, and it is less built on economic reasons, utilitarian motivation, and more on emotional needs.

Author Biography

Raluca Zanca, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Sociology-Philosophy

Published

2007-05-24

Issue

Section

SOCIAL ASSISTANTS