CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FAMILY MODELS IN URBAN AND RURAL AREAS

Abstract

A large segment of the history of family functioning is dominated by the traditional
family model, which is initially associated with existence in rural areas and it has been
characterized with authoritarianism, predictability, repeatability, and solidarity. However,
with the processes of industrialization and urbanization, the family is facing new challenges
and problems. Following such social changes, the need for a functional family reorganization
is inevitable. New urban living prosperity way of living created a model of a modern nuclear
family with their own characteristic. The processes of globalization clearly affect the changes
of the primary group, ie its functions on a global level. However, the question is whether
today, taking into account all these changes and influences, different family models are still
observed in urban and rural areas. This research is aimed to analyze the impact of urban and
rural areas on the characteristics of family models. A quantitative survey of 30 families will be
conducted, of which 15 from urban and 15 from rural areas. The analysis of the answers will
be used to determine the similarities and differences of family models that exist in different
environments.