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Romanian Family Between Traditions And Modernism

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  • Raluca MARDARE

    (Doctoral School of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Iaşi PhD Fellow SOP HRD/159/1.5/133675 Project, Romanian Academy Iasi Branch)

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Families and living arrangements have changed dramatically since the 1960s in the majority of European countries. Family life and the meaning of family have undergone a profound change. Relationships between partners or spouses, but also the relationships between parents and their children, have moved away from the realm of normative control and institutional canons, into the ideal of reflexive ‘pure relationships’ based on mutual consent and the recognition of individual autonomy. Following the collapse of communism, Romania has experienced dramatic changes in family formation. Common patterns include delays and/or declines in marriage and fertility, increasing rates of cohabitation and non-marital childbearing, rising rates of divorce. This paper aims to document the main stages of the evolution of marital behaviours in Romania from the traditional family of the 19th century to present days.

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  • Raluca MARDARE, 2015. "Romanian Family Between Traditions And Modernism," CrossCultural Management Journal, Fundația Română pentru Inteligența Afacerii, Editorial Department, issue 1, pages 21-29, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:cmj:journl:y:2015:i:7:p:21-29
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    Keywords

    Marriage; Family; Second Demographic transition; Traditionalism;
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    JEL classification:

    • J10 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - General
    • J11 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Demographic Trends, Macroeconomic Effects, and Forecasts
    • J12 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Marriage; Marital Dissolution; Family Structure

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