Role of the father in the family

Očetova vloga je poleg materine ključna v otrokovem razvoju. Je tudi dopolnilna, saj oba starša enako prispevata k otrokovemu razvoju. Njegov manko v fizični ali psihični obliki namreč pripomore k otrokovemu nezaupanju vase in negotovosti. V teoretičnem delu je predstavljena družina, njena vloga in pomen. V nadaljevanju je predstavljena vloga matere in očeta, zgodovinski diskurz očetovstva, očetova avtoriteta, pojav novega očetovstva ter očetova odsotnost. V empiričnem delu je predstavljena kvalitativna raziskava šestih pol-strukturiranih intervjujev, ki sem jih izvedla med očeti različnih starosti. Namen diplomskega dela je predstaviti vlogo očeta v družini skozi zgodovino, s poudarkom na vlogi očeta v družini danes. Zanimajo me pogledi očetov različnih starosti na starševstvo, predvsem me zanima njihovo mnenje o tem, kakšna je vloga očeta in matere ter kako se je skozi čas vloga obeh spreminjala. Cilji diplomskega dela so tako ugotoviti, kako se očetovstvo razvija skozi čas, kako se pri vzgoji vloga matere razlikuje od vloge očeta, zakaj prihaja do razlik med vlogama ter kakšna je prihodnost očetovstva. Rezultati raziskave so pokazali, da se je spremenila ozaveščenost in miselnost o vzgoji. Na izbranem vzorcu so vidni dokazi in razlike pri vlogi očeta v družini, ki je dandanes vedno bolj vključen v nego in vzgojo otrok. Vidna je ozaveščenost o pomembnosti komunikacije in sprejemanju kompromisov v dobro odnosov med partnerjema in do otroka.The role of the father is like the mother’s role very crucial in the child\u27s development. The role is also complementary as both parents contribute equally to the child\u27s development. Its lack in physical or mental form contributes to the child\u27s self-doubt and insecurity. The theoretical part presents the family, its role and significance. The role of the mother and father, the historical discourse of fatherhood, the authority of the father, the emergence of new fatherhood, and the absence of the father are presented below. The empirical part contains qualitative research of six semi-structured interviews which were conducted with fathers of different ages. The purpose of bachelor\u27s thesis is to introduce the father’s role in the family through the history, with the emphasis on the father’s role in the family nowadays. We are interested in the opinions of fathers of different ages on parenthood. The main interest is to get their opinion of the role of father and mother and how the role of both changed over time. The goals of bachelor\u27s thesis are to find out how the fatherhood has been developing through time, how the role of the mother differs from the role of the father, why it comes to differences between those two roles and what the future of fatherhood is. The results of the research showed that the awareness and mentality about the upbringing has changed. The selected sample shows evidence and differences in the role of the father in the family, who is nowadays increasingly involved in the care and upbringing of children. There is a visible awareness of communication importance and accepting compromises for the benefit of the relationship between partners and the children