The Relationship Between the System of Social Policy and Intergenerational Solidarity Towards Single Mothers in the Czech Republic

The bachelor thesis deals with the relationship between the system of social policy and intergenerational solidarity towards single mothers in the Czech Republic. The purpose of the study is the topic of formation and evolution of single parenting in the Czech Republic and the importance of intergenerational solidarity, the phenomenon of single parenting as such and its connection with the system of social policy. The thesis has a theoretical basis in familialism and the theory of intergenerational solidarity. The primary aim was to chart the relationship between social policy and intergenerational solidarity towards single mothers, the secondary aim was to place the Czech Republic in one of the familialism types. All aims were divided into sub-aims, namely the explanation of the importance of intergenerational solidarity towards single mothers and the revelation of the importance of the social protection system for single mothers. The research was carried out qualitatively in the form of semi-structured interviews with respondents who were all single mothers, there was a research based on document analysis and study of literature. The work concludes that the relationship between intergenerational solidarity and social policy related to single mothers exists, is dual and both sectors complement..