Hungarian Church Press, 1968 (20. évfolyam, 2. szám)

1968-06-01 / 2. szám

HoP i ol XX Speeinj_ Number - 79^(07783)

1968 No 2

cf the Hungarian society has also affected the relation "between the sexes«

The great change in the life of tie agricultural population, the unparalleled thrust of industrialization with the concomitant urbanisation have produced social relations of a more open type under the conditions of which, simultaneously with the disintegration of the old forms, it is now more difficult than before to realize the ethical conditions'' of exclusivity, fullness and permanence which are pre-requisites to the many age relationship«

Subjectively speaking, human consciousness - now as always - changes at a slower rate than the outward structure of society and needs more time for adaptations And, in the objective view, the aforesaid changes render it more difficult than before to observe the ethical requirements of marriage« It is not marriage itself that is in a crisis new, but the rhythm of life has quickened, and the living conditions of men have changed and their outlook on life has correspondingly been modified«

Now we are going to have a look at these social changes which create social problems for the moral realization of the aims of marriage«

The paternalistic structure cf marriage has been dissolved: man no longer rules either in initiating or executing the tasks of marriage. Woman as wife is progressively acquiring equal status with her husband«

The big-family model, as a community of production, is distintegratingo Landed property has been collectivized, and the larger property-owning communities are breaking up into independent economic units«

The intellectual subjugation of women has been aided; practically all the professions have been opened before women« Even those in the household are engaged in study«

The patriarchal order of the family no longer exists« The children choose their marriage partners as they wish«

The power of farming public opinion hitherto vested with the village community, with the small town, the family, the church, has aided« New authorities have replaced the old ones«

The economic character of the family has changed« The family is no longer a productive but rather a consumer unity« This fact shapes the thinking of the family members and their relation to one another«

The forms cf leisure and recreation have changed« It is according to their individual interests and friendships that the members of the family spend their free time«

The rehabilitation of women ends the sexual libertinism cf men and the double standard hitherto sanctioned by society«