Comparative Analysis of Socioeconomics Status of Lone Parent Families regardin their Types and Causes of Occurence

Naloga obravnava problematiko ekonomskega in družbenega stanja enostarševskih družin. Opravljena je primerjava med različnimi tipi enostarševskih družin, posebno pozornost pa sem posvetila razlikam, ki nastanejo glede na spol starša samohranilca. Poleg tega se med seboj primerja različne možne nastanke enostarševske družine, kjer so nekateri šteti za izbiro posameznika (kot je na primer odločitev za umetno oploditev, posvojitev ali pa razvezo zakona), drugi pa kot sila razmer (na primer ločitev, ki jo je zahteval partner ali pa smrt partnerja). Pri tem me je zanimalo, kako je odločitev posameznika za enostarševsko družino vplivala na družbeno-ekonomski status nastale družine. Izpostavila sem problem neprimernih bivanjskih razmer, ki so pogosto prisotne v enostarševskih družinah. Te poleg ostalih oblik socialne izključenosti pomembno vplivajo tudi na (bodoči) družbeno-ekonomski status otroka, pri čemer se lahko ekonomska in socialna prikrajšanost bodisi reproducira bodisi odpravlja, če država pri tem zagotavlja primerne socialne politike. V zadnjem delu se nekoliko posvetim še primerjavi med izbranimi državami: Francijo, ki ima najvišje izdatke za socialno varstvo med članicami Evropske unije, Irsko, ki ima najnižje izdatke, in Slovenijo, ki je po izdatkih praktično na sredini. Pri tem me je zanimalo, kako višina izdatkov za socialno varstvo vpliva na število enostarševskih družin in na kakovost bivanja njihovih članov.The folowing theses addresses the issues of the economic and social status of single-parent families. We make a comparison between different types of single-parent families, with a particular emphasis on the gender of the parent. Additionally, various possible origins of single-parent families are compared, with some considered as individual choices and others as circumstances beyond their control. I was interested in exploring how an individual\u27s decision to become a single parent would impact the socio-economic status of the resulting family. I highlighted the issue of inadequate housing conditions, which are often present in single-parent families. Along with other forms of social exclusion, these conditions significantly influence the (future) socio-economic status of the child, which can either be perpetuated or ameliorated if the state provides appropriate social policies. In the final part, I briefly examine a comparison between selected countries - France, which has the highest social welfare expenditure among EU member states, Ireland, which has the lowest expenditure, and Slovenia, which falls somewhere in between. I reasearched how the level of social welfare expenditure affects the number of single-parent families and the quality of life for their members