Open AccessParental Authority in Flux: A Qualitative Exploration of Manifestations of Power in Parent – Child Relationships
Author(s) -
Metka Kuhar,
Herwig Reiter
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
revija za sociologiju
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1846-7954
pISSN - 0350-154X
DOI - 10.5613/rzs.42.3.2
Subject(s) - croatian , power (physics) , sociology , qualitative research , psychology , developmental psychology , social psychology , social science , linguistics , physics , philosophy , quantum mechanics
The aim of this article is to investigate the workings of parental authority in Slovenian families: how is parental authority asserted and how do adolescents react to parental authority? Based on a qualitative exploration, the study shows that parental authority is accommodated in ways that comply with the general culture of intergenerational negotiations; it is co-constituted as a joint product of family relationships. The ways of authority assertion differ according to the respective domain: it is predominantly indirect in the example of school performance, and more direct and coercive regarding participation in household chores.Svrha je članka proučiti djelovanje roditeljskoga autoriteta u slovenskim obiteljima: kako roditelji ostvaruju svoj autoritet i kako njihova djeca (post)adolescentske dobi na njega reagiraju? Kvalitativno istraživanje govori da se roditeljski autoritet prilagođuje općoj kulturi međugeneracijskih pregovaranja: on se uzajamno stvara kao zajednički proizvod obiteljskih odnosa. Načini potvrđivanja autoriteta razlikuju se prema pojedinim područjima: pretežno su posredne naravi na području školskog uspjeha djece, a neposrednijeg su i prisilnijeg karaktera kad je riječ o sudjelovanju u kućnim poslovima