SAMODZIELNOŚĆ ŻYCIOWA - WYBÓR I KONIECZNOŚĆ
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2005
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Wydział Prawa i Administracji UAM
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SINGLEHOOD - THE CHOICE OR NECESSITY
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The recent changes in social life have brought about differentiated attitudes that adults adopt
in relation to family life. One of the consequences is an increasing percentage of those who remain
single, a phenomenon observed among seniors as well as the younger generation. Many of those
from the latter group choose to remain single because they place a career higher than marriage.
A decision to remain single is now much more frequently a choice between staying independent
and autonomous and being a member of a small family. This, however, does not mean that the institution
of marriage and family is no longer approved. Singles under forty declare an intention to
start a family. However, if staying single continues, singles value their freedom and independence
even more and refuse to resign from them. This choice is not a very difficult one since staying single
does not have to mean loneliness. Singles maintain extensive social relations. They can relay, in
critical situations, on their families of origin or their circles of friends. Paradoxically, as it seems,
resigning from a family life in favour of independence and freedom, is not equal to resignation from
the cultural, social or material resources which a group may offer.
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Ruch Prawniczy, Ekonomiczny i Socjologiczny 67, 2005, z. 4, s. 287-299