Contemporary Challenges for Intrafamilial Relations

Abstract

Nowadays we live in a time of rapid changes, from a social, industrial, and technological standpoint. Profound mutations in the family institution can be observed, regarding the family structure, lifestyle, and the cycle of family life. Today’s tendencies reflect a clear distinction between marriage and the activity of raising children, as we can notice the increased number of marriages without children or the number of single-parent families. That is why, the present paper focus on these two types of intrafamily relationships: couple’s relationship and parent-child relation, pointing out some changes and challenges of the contemporary period.