Family Policy of the State as a Response to Social Security Threats

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by Denys Svyrydenko1 and Dariusz Tulowiecki2
1 National Pedagogical Dragomanov University (Kyiv, Ukraine)
2 Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw (Poland)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29202/fhi/10/10
Received: July 29, 2018 / Accepted: August 25, 2018 / Published: November 26, 2018

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Abstract

Today, national security is widely understood, and its definition goes beyond the absence of military action. The broad sense of security includes not only a lack of risk or a direct threat to war, but also a sense of security in other segments of life: social, economic, ecological and cultural. Social security encompasses vital welfare, not limited to the economic dimension, but to the possibility of development and participation in social relations. In a risk society, there is no state of total freedom from security threats, but the state, as the crucial actor of life, is responsible for maximizing security and minimizing its risks. In the social security sector, the state, through appropriate social policies, can and should solve social problems, minimize their effects, and prevent their occurrence. The family is a special actor in social life. Its modern transformations lead to the difficulties and distortions of individuals and societies. Particular threats bring: low fertility — which can lead to biological disappearance of nations, violence and divorce — disrupting the stability of married and family life. The task of the state is to build and maintain an adequate family support policy for families with problems. Lack of such activities generates serious social, economic and security deficits.

Keywords: national security, social security, social problems, family, social policy, family policy

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Svyrydenko, Denys and Dariusz Tulowiecki (2018) Family Policy of the State as a Response to Social Security Threats. Future Human Image, Volume 10, 92-102. https://doi.org/10.29202/fhi/10/10
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