Grandparents in contemporary slovenian society

Diplomsko delo obravnava stare starše v sodobni slovenski družbi. V teoretičnem delu smo predstavili pojme: družina, razširjena družina, razširjena družina v Sloveniji, demografske razmere v slovenski družbi, staranje in starost, starostna obdobja in stare starše. Pri opredelitvi starih staršev nas je zanimalo, kdo sploh so stari starši, kakšna je bila vloga starih staršev nekoč in kakšna je danes, kakšno vlogo imajo stari starši v življenju vnukov in kako so zastopani stari starši v slovenski zakonodaji. V empiričnem delu smo s pomočjo dveh podobnih anketnih vprašalnikov (anketni vprašalnik za dijake (vnuke) in anketni vprašalnik za stare starše) ugotavljali vlogo starih staršev v življenju vnukov in obratno. Ugotavljali smo povezanost dijakov (vnukov) in starih staršev. Poskušali smo ugotoviti, kakšna je bila vloga starih staršev v otroštvu dijakov (vnukov) in kakšna je njihova vloga sedaj, ko so srednješolci. Primerjali smo tudi njihove stike in način skupnega preživljanja časa dijakov (vnukov) in njihovih starih staršev v njihovem otroštvu in sedaj, ko so srednješolci. Rezultate obeh anket smo analizirali in predstavili v obliki tabel in grafično ter jih interpretirali. Preverili smo zastavljene raziskovalne hipoteze in dobljene ugotovitve strnili.The diploma paper addresses grandparents in contemporary Slovenian society. In the theoretical part, I present the concept of family, extended family and aspects of the extended family in Slovenia. Moreover, I focus on the demographic situation in the Slovenian society regarding the process of aging and age along with its periods and grandparents. In defining grandparents, I am interested in finding out who grandparents actually are and their role in the past and today. I have focused on their role in the lives of grandchildren and how they are addressed and defined in Slovenian legislation. In the empirical part, I have conducted two similar questionnaires (questionnaire for students who are also grandchildren and a questionnaire for grandparents). By doing so, I have assessed the role of grandparents in the lives of grandchildren and vice versa. Moreover, I have determined the relationship between grandchildren and grandparents. I have tried to shed light on the role of grandparents regarding students\u27 childhood and recent times in high school. I have also compared the frequency of their visits, staying in touch and ways of spending time together during childhood and recent years. I have analysed, presented and interpreted the results of both questionnaires in tabular and graphic forms. Finally, I have confirmed or overthrown the hypotheses and summed up my findings