Rodzina jako miejsce kontaktów międzypokoleniowych w opinii uczniów szkół ponadgimnazjalnych powiatu cieszyńskiego

Abstract

The aim of this research paper is paying attention to the meaning which young people currently attribute to the socializational and educational influence of grandparents. The main area of the dissertation becomes a family as a place of intergenerational contacts. In order to present special type of intergenerational relations the author refers to the results of group research conducted in Cieszyn district. The family environment constitutes the most crucial space in which a human being lives, participating in its survival, maintaining its continuity and development. After Robert Merton the author defines a family as the most important transmitting stream used for passing cultural patterns down to the next generations.