Tyszka, Zbigniew2013-02-082013-02-081999Roczniki Socjologii Rodziny, 1999, tom 11, s. 7-150867-2059http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4407The Polish Family of the nineties which exists in the society of connected phases of transformation is nowadays on the borders of social transformation from industrial to postindustrial family. Transformation forced the direction of changes from economies centrally steered to market economies. This creates model of state in which citizens and their families become more or less responsible for their own fate and material standard. The state helps only such families, which in spite of their own best efforts are not in a position to remedy their own, very often difficult situation. In the first period of transformation stress prevailed in most Polish families, resulting from sudden, previously not existing threats (unemployment, threat of loss of work, high inflation, high prices). In the second period, in circumstances of economic growth, a considerable number of families had already adapted themselves better to new circumstances and showed greater subjectiveness. However, passive and worst educated part o f society stays in situation o f stagnancy and in poverty.plArtykuł