Małżeństwo w systemie wartości rodzin marynarzy

Abstract

The article is the outcome of several years of studies of the problems of marital values in the families of seamen. In the theoretical sphere, the author refers to various formulations concerning the concept of "value". He begins with general (lexical) notion of that term; then he passes on to the presentation of its meaning in axiology, in the science of culture, social psychology and sociology. Next, various operationalizations of the concept of "value" in sociological research, both Anglo-American and Polish, have been presented. The following part contains the analysis of some results of studies of marriage and family as values. In the last part of the article an original attempt at empirical application of the term "the system of values" in studies of seamen's families with respect to the results of research conducted in 1978 - 1980 has been presented. The article ends with conclusions and assumptions and hipotheses to be verified in future.