Transformational dimension of contemporary Welsh society - homosexual marriages

Abstract

"Despite the passage of time, family is still one of the most prominent topics not only in the works of sociologists but also those of political scientists and psychologists. This is without doubt the consequence of its functions and the changes affecting it in the twentieth and twenty‑first century. Barbara Szacka, when speaking about the functions of the family, distinguishes those that arise directly from its fundamental nature as a primary group, and those resulting from its reproductive biological and socio‑cultural potential. The latter includes: regulating sexual behaviour, biological reproduction, providing material means of making a living, socialisation of successive generations, protection and emotional support as well as positioning in the social space and determining social identity" […] (fragm.)