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The Trends of Partner Cohabitation Forms in the Context of Social Policy Development
VODRÁŽKOVÁ, Magdalena
This thesis maps trends and development of partner cohabitation in relation to social policy changes. Marriage has a rich history and its form and nature has changed several times in the past. In the last sixty years, the divorce rate has risen, women have become more emancipated and their participation in the labour market. Unmarried cohabitation is similar to marriage which it also usually precedes. This type of partner cohabitation is currently more common and it sometimes replaces marriage completely. The theoretical part of this thesis also describes the founding of a family, its function and history, because starting a family is closely related to marriage and unmarried cohabitation. The remainder of the theoretical part is dedicated to social and family policy, which is characterized in greater detail, regarding its concepts, goals and tools, together with family support systems and measures. The goal of this thesis was to map preferred forms of partner cohabitation at various stages of social policy development in the Czech Republic and to determine the influence of individual social policy measures on population development in the context of marriage, birth or divorce rates in the short and long term. Two hypotheses related to the goals of this thesis have been established. Hypothesis no. 1: The concept of marriage has been more important for women than for men at all stages of social policy development. Hypothesis no. 2: University-educated individuals prefer marriage more than those with elementary education. The first part of the research results is a comparative analysis of available secondary resources relating to certain development stages of social policy in our country. The second part of the research was conducted in the form of a pilot study, using the quantitative method on questionnaires. Results indicate that significant change in the material conditions of families with children has positive effect on population growth. Women used to link marriage to motherhood and to greater certainty while raising children. The number of marriages among university graduates is increasing. This has also been caused by the higher number of people with university education. This trend started in the early 90s. Respondents with university degrees expressed the opinion that the main reason to form a marriage is having children, yet they do not consider it as important as those without university education.
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