Recent Changes in the Post-Yugoslav Family
The Disappearance of the Last Extended Family in Europe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7841887 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sergej Flere (0000-0003-1000-1413, Department of Sociology, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.), Rudi Klanjšek (0000-0002-2242-5355, Department of Sociology, University of Maribor, Koroška 160, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 249-264 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.44.2.249 |
| OpenAlex | W2603248222 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The paper studies the contemporary development of family patterns in the countries of the former Yugoslavia. Historically, these patterns varied considerably, from the extended family (zadruga, fis) present in Orthodox and Muslim regions, to the European conjugal family as typical of Western Europe in Slovenia. Current trends indicate a prevalence of modernization developments, despite the dissolution of Yugoslavia and the lack of a common state framework. The uniform pattern is even more clearly evinced in those countries where the extended family existed until the very dissolution of Yugoslavia (particularly Kosovo, where it seems the extended family has finally disappeared). Thus, a diminution in the average household size, in the average number of children born, is noted in all countries, particularly in those with previously high fertility rates. Finally, attitudes towards social roles within matrimony also indicate a convergence, towards favoring the parity of partners, in contrast to high variance on this issue during the existence of Yugoslavia, where traditionalistic attitudes prevailed, particularly in Kosovo and Macedonia. This finding does not lend support to the clash of civilizations thesis
Convergence (economics) · Demographic economics · Developed country · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Modernization theory · Political science · Population · Sociology · State (computer science) · Balkans: History, Politics, Society · Demography · Law
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |