The family in the context of contemporary social changes

Th is paper examines the family as a social group in the context of contemporarysocial changes and relationships – its transformations alongwith the changes taking place in society, what changes are taking placein the family, its place and importance in contemporary society. Inorder to shed light on the problem of the transformation of the family,it is necessary to review various aspects of family change, internal processesand dynamics of these changes, to capture the reality of family.When considering the relationship between society and the family, it isevident that the changes in contemporary society infl uenced changes inthe family, its structure, functions, dynamics, relationships, and thatthey are result of transformation of value-normative framework in theindividualized society, economic and demographic changes