TRENDS AND CONCEPTS IN MODERN PARENTHOOD

Magistrska naloga obravnava trende in koncepte v sodobnem starševstvu. V teoretičnem delu magistrske naloge smo predstavili družino, različne opredelitve in tipologije družine, spremembe in dejavnike spreminjanja družinskega življenja ter vpliv družbenih sprememb na družino. Posebej smo predstavili otroštvo in vzgojo, sociologijo otroštva ter sodobno pojmovanje otroka. Dotaknili smo se tudi fenomena novega očetovstva ter tipologije sodobnih očetov, doživljanje materinstva in na koncu pojmovanja materinstva kot mita. Osrednji del magistrske naloge je namenjen sodobnemu starševstvu. Izpostavili smo starševsko avtoriteto in vzgojne stile, problem toksičnih staršev, značilnosti protektivnega otroštva in fenomen odgovornega starševstva. Dotaknili smo se tudi starševskega nadzora in raziskali vprašanje, ali je izobrazba otrok res merilo uspešnosti družine. Teoretična spoznanja so predstavljala temelje empirične raziskave, ki je predstavljena v drugem delu magistrske naloge. Namen empiričnega dela magistrske naloge je bil proučiti nove trende in koncepte v starševstvu ter primerjati starše učencev treh pomurskih osnovnih šol glede značilnosti starševstva oziroma spopadanja z vzgojnimi izzivi. Empirična raziskava je bila izvedena v juniju 2015 na treh osnovnih šolah v Prekmurju, v njej je sodelovalo 176 staršev učencev sedmega in osmega razreda. Temeljne ugotovitve empirične raziskave so: anketirani starši so redno seznanjeni z vsem, kar zadeva šolo. V strahu pred neuspešnostjo in morebitnimi škodljivimi posledicami svojih odločitev se starši najpogosteje obrnejo po pomoč na druge starše. Anketirani starši usmerjajo otroke pri šolskem delu zaradi skrbi za šolsko uspešnost otroka. Starši vzgajajo po modelu permisivne vzgoje, obenem pa imajo do svojih otrok visoke zahteve.Master\u27s thesis deals with trends and concepts in modern parenting. The theoretical part of the master\u27s thesis presents the family, the various definitions and typologies of family, changes and factors of changing family life and the impact of social change on the family. Specifically, we have presented childhood and education, sociology of childhood and the modern conception of a child. We have also touched the phenomenon of new fatherhood and typology of modern fathers, experiencing motherhood and finally notion of motherhood as a myth. The central part of the master\u27s thesis is devoted to modern parenthood. We emphasized parental authority and educational styles, the problem of toxic parents, the characteristics of protective childhood and the phenomenon of responsible parenthood. We have also dealth with parental control and investigated the question of whether the education of the children is really a criterion of family success. Theoretical knowledge represented the foundation of empirical research which is presented in the second part of the thesis. The purpose of the empirical part of the master\u27s thesis was to study the new trends and concepts in parenting, and compare the parents of pupils from three primmary schools in Prekmurje regardin the characteristics of parenting and dealing with the educational challenges. The research was conducted in June 2015 at three elementary schools in Prekmurje, it was attended by 176 parents of pupils of the seventh and eighth grade. The main findings of the empirical study are: interviewed parents are regularly informed of everything that concerns the school. In the fear of failure and the potentially adverse consequences of their decisions, parents most often turn for help to other parents. The surveyed parents guide children in their school work because they worry about a child\u27s school performance. Parents use the model of permissive upbringing but at the same time have high standards for their children