Żurek, Aldona2013-01-242013-01-242005Roczniki Socjologii Rodziny, 2005, tom 16, s. 81-930867-2059http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4204The article shows that the highest-ranked value in the life of self-reliant people is the feeling of freedom. The decision to leave the family home was motivated by the urge to expand one’s personal freedom, and to lead a life that would be independent of one’s parents. The emotional ties that link the self-reliant people with their parents are not as strong as those that link them their friends. The influence that the families of orientation have upon lives of the ‘singled-out’ people is subject to deterioration as time passes. The self-reliance evolves from a transitional period into a lifestyle.plArtykuł