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Main Theme

The Future of the Family

The present and future of the family institution will be examined through a multidisciplinary perspective within the context of social, economic, digital, and demographic transformations, with a particular focus on policy, law, education, health, and sustainability.

Sub-Themes

Theme 1: Digitalization and the Family

  • The impact of digital technologies on family structures and the transformation of intra-family relationships.
  • Social media, privacy, and the education and protection of children in the digital age.
  • Digital addictions, family interaction, online parenting and digital media literacy.

Theme 2: Family, Socialization, Values, and Cultural Codes

  • The role of the family in education, intergenerational knowledge transfer and values education.
  • The reproduction of social norms through the family and debates on cultural erosion in the context of new media.
  • Family life education, family-school collaboration, and children’s academic and emotional development.

Theme 3: The Family in New Economic Conditions

  • The effects of neoliberal policies on family structures, poverty and unemployment.
  • The impact of housing and sheltering issues on family life.
  • Women’s employment, care labor and gendered social roles.
  • Addiction, human trafficking and privatization processes in education and healthcare.

Theme 4: Family and Law

  • Reforms in family law, current debates and policy recommendations.
  • Socio-legal analyses of domestic violence, custody and divorce processes.
  • Reconsideration of alimony, custody and inheritance issues.
  • Discussions on non-marital partnerships and legal recognition.

Theme 5: Health and Mental Health in the Family

  • Psychological resilience, family support mechanisms and stress management.
  • Attachment styles, marital satisfaction and parent-child relationships.
  • Chronic illnesses, caregiving burdens, substance abuse, and the prevention of child abuse and neglect.
  • The impact of social traumas on family structures.

Theme 6: Migration, Cultural Diversity, and the Family

  • The integration of migrant families and the reconstruction of family structures in migration contexts.
  • Cultural conflicts, intergenerational communication and identity in diaspora families.
  • Family models and processes of family adaptation in multicultural societies.

Theme 7: Family Policies and the Role of the State

  • Family support programs, social welfare systems and welfare state models.
  • Birth rates, population policies and family incentives.
  • Family-friendly urban planning, housing policies and social integration.
  • Evaluation of implicit family support mechanisms and policy coherence.

Theme 8: Future Perspectives and Sustainability

  • Artificial intelligence, robots, and the transformation of family roles.
  • Emerging lifestyles: non-marital partnerships and voluntary childlessness.
  • New family typologies: single-parent, child-free and similar family structures.
  • Declining fertility rates, aging societies and the sustainability of the family institution.