Socialno delo, Vol. 53 (2014), Issue 1
ARTICLES
Social security of children with special needs in Slovenia: a view to a future - 15, (Abstract) (Full text)
Negative effects of parental divorce on children and adolescents: risk and protective factors - 25, (Abstract) (Full text)
REPORT
Intergenerational cooperation in the Celje region: its importance and suggestions - 43, (Abstract) (Full text)
Abstracts
Katja Matko
Dark side of pregnancy: violence and abuses
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Motherhood starts with pregnancy, and women as mothers in patriarchal society are set to a private sphere, which can contain a set of violence and abuse from the male relatives. Rooted social values about happy families do not help women when they want to leave a violent relationship. Modern phenomenon of medicalization of pregnancy puts women into the role of sole carers of children. Women are trapped between the roles of wives, mothers and housewives. Research among women victims of domestic violence during pregnancy disclosed all sorts of different abuse they experienced during pregnancy. Almost all of them kept quiet about as they wanted to maintain the illusion of a happy family. The results reveal poor mental health of women and the consequences of violence reflected on children. The article ends with a review of the situation in Slovenia and the possibilities for improving the field.
Keywords: domestic violence, pregnant women, medicalization, social work
Katja Matko, Master of social work, is an activist and volunteer on violence against women in Association SOS Help-line for Women and Children - Victims of Violence. She studied at the Faculty of Social Work, University of Ljubljana. Her main topic of interest: violence against pregnant women. Contact: katja.matko@gmail.com.
Jasna Murgel
Social security of children with special needs in Slovenia: a view to a future
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Firstly, the article deals with the term “a child with special needs” in Slovenian and international law. Secondly, it describes the basic instruments of international law relating to the rights of children with disabilities or children with special needs on the United Nations and the Council of Europe levels. Thirdly, the article contains presentation of social security regulation of children with special needs and their parents in Slovenia and organization of social security of the same subjects in the Federal Republic of Germany. The concluding part of the article contains an analysis of the necessary improvements of the system of social security of children with special needs, based on the recommendations of international bodies and the findings of the documents in Slovenia concerning children with special needs.
Keywords: children with disabilities, human rights, social rights
Jasna Murgel, PhD, is a judge at the Maribor District Court. She is an Assistant Professor for international law at the Faculty of Law, University of Maribor. Her work is dedicated to international public law, especially the protection of human rights as well as the rights of persons with disabilities. Contact: jasnamurgel7@gmail.com.
Anja Andrejč
Negative effects of parental divorce on children and adolescents: risk and protective factors
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The article reviews the findings from researchers in the field of the effect of parental divorce on children and adolescents. The first part includes the findings of foreign research about how divorce impacts different aspects of child adjustment. Children of divorced parents have in comparison to children of undivorced parents lower academic achievement, but greater emotional and social problems. Divorce increases the risk of adjustment problems of children, but the size of effects is small and short-term, it continues into adulthood only for the minority. The second part of the article includes review of risk and protective factors in children’s adjustment to parental divorce. Important protective factors are financial sources of family after divorce and educational level of parents, good quality and effective parenting and positive psychological adjustment of the custodial parent. The paper also explains some contradictions and points out some methodological disadvantages of the reviewed studies.
Keywords: parental divorce, emotional problems, behavioural problems, parenting, parental conflict, resilience
Anja Andrejč, a psychologist, and a candidate for PhD at the Faculty of Arts (interdisciplinary doctoral programme Humanities and social sciences, applied psychology studies field, Department of psychology). She’s employed at the Centre for social work Ljutomer, Slovenia. Contact: anja.andrejc@gmail.com.
Ivan Erenda, Jana Suklan, Vasja Roblek, Maja Meško
Intergenerational cooperation in the Celje region: its importance and suggestions
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An overview of the current situation in the field of intergenerational cooperation and suggestions to exchange experiences and knowledge in intergenerational cooperation are presented. Survey was made on older as well as younger generation. As a young person, we have identified a person between 15 and 29 years, and as an elderly, we identified a person who is at least 60 years old. We found out that representatives of both generations see intergenerational cooperation as useful. They suggested activities for better cooperation between generations. All complementary knowledge acquired through research will be able to create a new level of quality in the field of intergenerational cooperation and enable the integration of isolated elderly and young people deprived of physical interpersonal contacts due to the impact of modern technology.
Keywords: intergenerational relations, opinions, young people, old people, intergenerational harmony, aging of society
Ivan Erenda is a PhD student and Director of Supply and Production Division and Director of BU Velika Loka. In terms of research, he mainly deals with crisis management and competencies of intuitive performance. Contact: i.erenda@tpv.si. Phone: 07/3462802. Skype: ivan.erenda. Jana Suklan is a PhD Student and a teaching research assistant for statistics and methodology at the School of Advanced Social Studies in Nova Gorica. In her research work she deals with development of statistical models, particularly in the field of marketing. Contact: jana.suklan@fuds.si. Vasja Roblek is a PhD Student and a teaching research assistant at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska. His main research includes knowledge management, information technologies in modern society and sustainable development. Contact: vasja.roblek@gmail.com. Maja Meško is an associate professor at the Faculty of Management, University of Primorska. Her main research interests are: human resource management, organizational culture and social climate and psychology in management and management in sport. Contact: maja.mesko@fm-kp.si.