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∘ Lela Menabdishvili ∘
THE PECULIARITIES OF FAMILY MANAGEMENT IN GEORGIA

Summary

Since the second half of the last century, not only in Georgia, but also abroad, the significant changes in the family have begun. These changes are related to the distribution of power within the family, dominance, leadership, responsibility, distribution of obligations and the performing role relationships. In the majority of the families, the balance of power has been established. The term "head of the family" by its olden meaning has now become a tradition of the past, but it’s still necessary in the structure of family relationships and, in addition, it’s a functional role that can be performed by both men and women.

The demand for "the head of the family" is decreasing more and more in society. The number of those who share the necessity of having a head in the family has been halved over the last ten years. However, in the context of gender studies, the male respondents are more likely loyal to the institution of "head of the family" than women.

One of the most important issues in family management is related to the family decision making. Family decisions can be divided into the daily and the fundamental. Among the most important family decisions for the family are the following areas: a birth rate, a family economics; a housekeeping and a child-rearing. Studies have shown that there are different types of decision-making families in Georgia. The most of them are families where both spouses jointly make decisions on the basis of an agreement. I. e. spouses have the same influence in the family. Decisions are also made through the joint discussions of family members, i.e. there are collegial families, which were the few among the respondents. The number of families where decisions are made by one of the spouses that is an autonomous families are decreased by 2.2 times compared to the first years of the 21st century. The reduction also affected both individual decisions taken by the husband (reduced by 2 times) and the wife (reduced by 1.4 times).

The attitude of the population towards the decision making during the solution of fundamental issues has undergone an important change. The number of people who believe that it is desirable that the couple jointly make the important decisions to successfully solve family problems, is increased twice. Given the dramatic changes in respondents' attitudes, it can be assumed that the number of families with the equal rights for both spouses will actually increase.

Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University Paata Gugushvili Institute of Economics International Scientific C O N F E R E N C E S "ECONOMY – XXI CENTURY"

E ISSN 2587 - 4691	∘ Lela Menabdishvili ∘ THE PECULIARITIES OF FAMILY MANAGEMENT IN GEORGIA Summary Since the second half of the last century, not only in Georgia, but also abroad, the significant changes in the family have begun. These changes are related to the distribution of power within the family, dominance, leadership, responsibility, distribution of obligations and the performing role relationships. In the majority of the families, the balance of power has been established. The term "head of the family" by its olden meaning has now become a tradition of the past, but it’s still necessary in the structure of family relationships and, in addition, it’s a functional role that can be performed by both men and women. The demand for "the head of the family" is decreasing more and more in society. The number of those who share the necessity of having a head in the family has been halved over the last ten years. However, in the context of gender studies, the male respondents are more likely loyal to the institution of "head of the family" than women. One of the most important issues in family management is related to the family decision making. Family decisions can be divided into the daily and the fundamental. Among the most important family decisions for the family are the following areas: a birth rate, a family economics; a housekeeping and a child-rearing. Studies have shown that there are different types of decision-making families in Georgia. The most of them are families where both spouses jointly make decisions on the basis of an agreement. I. e. spouses have the same influence in the family. Decisions are also made through the joint discussions of family members, i.e. there are collegial families, which were the few among the respondents. The number of families where decisions are made by one of the spouses that is an autonomous families are decreased by 2.2 times compared to the first years of the 21st century. The reduction also affected both individual decisions taken by the husband (reduced by 2 times) and the wife (reduced by 1.4 times). The attitude of the population towards the decision making during the solution of fundamental issues has undergone an important change. The number of people who believe that it is desirable that the couple jointly make the important decisions to successfully solve family problems, is increased twice. Given the dramatic changes in respondents' attitudes, it can be assumed that the number of families with the equal rights for both spouses will actually increase.