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Large families faces lots of various problems. Families changing their everyday behavior and values in order to adapt to everyday changes. No matter that, in those families are still strong beliefs in lithuanian traditions. If we want to save that, special government and regional policy focus on it is necessary. But mostly an large family is identified like an social risk family these days. Lots of people think that social risk families are using all the possible benefits, in example, the kids of large families are free of the charges of kindergartens, receiving an free feeding in the schools or receiving sponsorships from the government or other resources. In the result, those large families have enough finances to live everyday life and they are not trying to get a job and become independent ones. That is the reason why in our country the number of families, which cannot take care of themselves without government funding, is increasing. Problematic questions: 1. What kind of factors make an influence to large families become an social risk families? 2. If the social workers providing social facilities satisfy the expectations of large families? Object – large families expectations to the social facilities. The aim of the work – to analyze the expectations of large families to receive an social guarantees. Task in the work: 1. To discuss about the definition of the family, their functions and changes in the evolution of modern society; 2. To identify the problems with which large families confront; 3. To analyze the expectations of the risk group belonging large families about the social facilities and the needs to have it. After researches were made and literature was analyzed, it is possible to make conclusions. It is necessary to make good conditions, especially for large families, and let them function normally. Also it is important to defend families from the critical situations and try to make adaptation to various changes easier. It should be noticed that the main problem with which large family faces is poverty and lack of finances to satisfy the needs of all family members. The large families suffer from condemnatory reaction of society. Moreover, they are often compared with social risk families. Also analyzing the data of the research was noticed that if family participating in non-government organization of large families association activity, it helps to solve lots of problems and to save large families from becoming an social risk family.

Large families faces lots of various problems. Families changing their everyday behavior and values in order to adapt to everyday changes. No matter that, in those families are still strong beliefs in lithuanian traditions. If we want to save that, special government and regional policy focus on it is necessary. But mostly an large family is identified like an social risk family these days. Lots of people think that social risk families are using all the possible benefits, in example, the kids of large families are free of the charges of kindergartens, receiving an free feeding in the schools or receiving sponsorships from the government or other resources. In the result, those large families have enough finances to live everyday life and they are not trying to get a job and become independent ones. That is the reason why in our country the number of families, which cannot take care of themselves without government funding, is increasing. Problematic questions: 1. What kind of factors make an influence to large families become an social risk families? 2. If the social workers providing social facilities satisfy the expectations of large families? Object – large families expectations to the social facilities. The aim of the work – to analyze the expectations of large families to receive an social guarantees. Task in the work: 1. To discuss about the definition of the family, their functions and changes in the evolution of modern society; 2. To identify the problems with which large families confront; 3. To analyze the expectations of the risk group belonging large families about the social facilities and the needs to have it. After researches were made and literature was analyzed, it is possible to make conclusions. It is necessary to make good conditions, especially for large families, and let them function normally. Also it is important to defend families from the critical situations and try to make adaptation to various changes easier. It should be noticed that the main problem with which large family faces is poverty and lack of finances to satisfy the needs of all family members. The large families suffer from condemnatory reaction of society. Moreover, they are often compared with social risk families. Also analyzing the data of the research was noticed that if family participating in non-government organization of large families association activity, it helps to solve lots of problems and to save large families from becoming an social risk family.

The aim of this master's paper is to analize family's role changes in both European Union and Lithuania. The object of the research is to estimate what factors influence people to start living together before marriage.

The aim of this master's paper is to analize family's role changes in both European Union and Lithuania. The object of the research is to estimate what factors influence people to start living together before marriage.

Family support politics is the complex of governmental institution actions and social economical measures. These measures are intended to shape the structure and good quality life of family. Lately many European countries started paying more attention to the politics of the family. More and more countries recognize the importance and need of taking an active part in it. There are enough delegated legislations which accurately and clearly define family development and situation of family life in Lithuania. Most of the objectives of those documents are oriented towards current family problems and deals with contemporary world view and politics of the family. On the other hand, realization of those objectives is still a problem in Lithuania. That is why contemporary family politics is understood in narrow meaning: that it is oriented only towards development of financial support to families that have children. Seeking to ensure welfare of the families in Lithuania, government provides the following support: pregnancy, motherhood/ fatherhood vocations, benefits are paid, onetime payments are paid after the birth of the child, payments for families that have many children, payments and social support for needy families. Additional social support might be given to school children who are from families with lower income. In spite of all the changes some support forms are still problematic. For instance, provision of accommodation, child care services, more flexile work schedules. Quantitative analysis defining women's view to support forms for family in Lithuania is presented in this thesis. The main objective is to find out what women living in Vilnius and raising children think about government's support for family. Research revealed that regardless of woman's education and financial status, support for family is evaluated negatively and it is thought that the support is not adequate. Only a small number of women thought differently. This research was also designed to find out the most valuable family support forms. The results show that financial support is especially needed in the first years after the birth of the child. Also the results prove that it is important to create work places with flexible schedules so that working parents could combine work and family. That's why we can make assumptions that in Lithuania we have a need for contemporary family support forms, where main political measures would be oriented towards welfare of children from families with both working parents.

Family support politics is the complex of governmental institution actions and social economical measures. These measures are intended to shape the structure and good quality life of family. Lately many European countries started paying more attention to the politics of the family. More and more countries recognize the importance and need of taking an active part in it. There are enough delegated legislations which accurately and clearly define family development and situation of family life in Lithuania. Most of the objectives of those documents are oriented towards current family problems and deals with contemporary world view and politics of the family. On the other hand, realization of those objectives is still a problem in Lithuania. That is why contemporary family politics is understood in narrow meaning: that it is oriented only towards development of financial support to families that have children. Seeking to ensure welfare of the families in Lithuania, government provides the following support: pregnancy, motherhood/ fatherhood vocations, benefits are paid, onetime payments are paid after the birth of the child, payments for families that have many children, payments and social support for needy families. Additional social support might be given to school children who are from families with lower income. In spite of all the changes some support forms are still problematic. For instance, provision of accommodation, child care services, more flexile work schedules. Quantitative analysis defining women's view to support forms for family in Lithuania is presented in this thesis. The main objective is to find out what women living in Vilnius and raising children think about government's support for family. Research revealed that regardless of woman's education and financial status, support for family is evaluated negatively and it is thought that the support is not adequate. Only a small number of women thought differently. This research was also designed to find out the most valuable family support forms. The results show that financial support is especially needed in the first years after the birth of the child. Also the results prove that it is important to create work places with flexible schedules so that working parents could combine work and family. That's why we can make assumptions that in Lithuania we have a need for contemporary family support forms, where main political measures would be oriented towards welfare of children from families with both working parents.

The relevance of the topic: Current social work rhetoric has a tendency to categorize individuals in negative terminology, such as "socially supported," "social risk families," "foster kids," "long-term unemployed," etc. (Zalimiene, 2011). These categorizations encompass a very large segment of society. On the one hand, social welfare and social work systems in today's society include a large variety of social groups and individuals; on the other hand, during a crisis, the need for social support in Lithuania is increasing. The emergence of social risk families is determined by external factors (ecological crisis and disasters, sudden political and social turns in the country, the weakening of communal bonds) or internal factors (the inability to solve problems constructively, the inability to foster long-term relationships, the lack of parenting skills, etc.). For these reasons, social risk families have become categorized negatively (Siauciuniene, 2010). The application of the "social risk families" label have had a negative impact on families raising children because most of them are afraid of being assigned to this category. It has been noticed that quite often large families do not want to take advantage of the eligible welfare funds because of the social stigma associated with this category. Based on a number of studies, one third of large families belong to the group of social risk families (www3.lrs.lt/docs2/NJGEDUYP.DOC [žr. 2018-01-25]). Objectives of this study: the social workers' attitude toward categorization of families into social risk families. The goal of this study: to identify the social worker's attitude toward categorization to ensure the welfare of the families. The first section of this master thesis analyzes the concept of social risk families as a category of social politicy. The second part of this master thesis analyzes how categorizing families into social risk families contradicts the fundamental principles and values of social workers. The third part of this master thesis studies the social worker's attitude toward the effects of categorization on the changes associated with motivating families. Characterization of the study: Qualitative type of study was chosen. Participants, who work with social risk families, were chosen from Utena District Center for Social Work. Six social workers were interviewed. The study was done using a half-structured interview, containing sixteen questions. Interviews took up to forty minutes. The study was conducted in December, 2017 during the final professional social work practice. The data of this study was analyzed applying the qualitative content analysis. During the study, confidentiality, anonymity, human honor, honesty, and objectivity were ensured.

The relevance of the topic: Current social work rhetoric has a tendency to categorize individuals in negative terminology, such as "socially supported," "social risk families," "foster kids," "long-term unemployed," etc. (Zalimiene, 2011). These categorizations encompass a very large segment of society. On the one hand, social welfare and social work systems in today's society include a large variety of social groups and individuals; on the other hand, during a crisis, the need for social support in Lithuania is increasing. The emergence of social risk families is determined by external factors (ecological crisis and disasters, sudden political and social turns in the country, the weakening of communal bonds) or internal factors (the inability to solve problems constructively, the inability to foster long-term relationships, the lack of parenting skills, etc.). For these reasons, social risk families have become categorized negatively (Siauciuniene, 2010). The application of the "social risk families" label have had a negative impact on families raising children because most of them are afraid of being assigned to this category. It has been noticed that quite often large families do not want to take advantage of the eligible welfare funds because of the social stigma associated with this category. Based on a number of studies, one third of large families belong to the group of social risk families (www3.lrs.lt/docs2/NJGEDUYP.DOC [žr. 2018-01-25]). Objectives of this study: the social workers' attitude toward categorization of families into social risk families. The goal of this study: to identify the social worker's attitude toward categorization to ensure the welfare of the families. The first section of this master thesis analyzes the concept of social risk families as a category of social politicy. The second part of this master thesis analyzes how categorizing families into social risk families contradicts the fundamental principles and values of social workers. The third part of this master thesis studies the social worker's attitude toward the effects of categorization on the changes associated with motivating families. Characterization of the study: Qualitative type of study was chosen. Participants, who work with social risk families, were chosen from Utena District Center for Social Work. Six social workers were interviewed. The study was done using a half-structured interview, containing sixteen questions. Interviews took up to forty minutes. The study was conducted in December, 2017 during the final professional social work practice. The data of this study was analyzed applying the qualitative content analysis. During the study, confidentiality, anonymity, human honor, honesty, and objectivity were ensured.

The paper analyses the peculiarities of the role of Lithuanian emigrant families in children upbringing. The work investigates how the emigration of both parents (or one of them) influences growing and maturing personality; whether it has any negative impact on successful socialization and upbringing; what further consequences this situation may have for a child. The paper also tries to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The object of the paper is the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The aim of the paper is to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The tasks of the paper are: 1. To describe the conception of a family as an institution of children upbringing, to show its significance, aims and tasks; 2. To reveal the conception of emigration, its reasons and problems, as well as positive and negative aspects of this phenomenon; 3. To emphasize the regulation of the main acts of European Union and the Republic of Lithuania which regulate the migration; 4. To ascertain the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. In the paper the following methods have been used: • Literature analysis; • Document content analysis; • Questionnaire. The question of the paper is formed as follows: What are the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families? After the analysis has been carried out, it can be stated that the emigration of both parents (or one of them) has influence on children upbringing and that during the process of emigration children go through the similar emotions as in the case of parents' divorce: anger, anxiety, sadness, loneliness. The emigration of parents has impact on children learning results, communication with their peers and the relationships between them. Despite of the fact that the majority of parents try to maintain the relationships with their child constantly, are interested in his/her learning results and take part in the process of upbringing as much as they can, one can notice negative changes in children behaviour. What is more, the relationships between a child and an emigrated parent are often broken off. This means that for a valuable upbringing of a child a direct and daily input of both parents is needed.

The paper analyses the peculiarities of the role of Lithuanian emigrant families in children upbringing. The work investigates how the emigration of both parents (or one of them) influences growing and maturing personality; whether it has any negative impact on successful socialization and upbringing; what further consequences this situation may have for a child. The paper also tries to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The object of the paper is the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The aim of the paper is to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The tasks of the paper are: 1. To describe the conception of a family as an institution of children upbringing, to show its significance, aims and tasks; 2. To reveal the conception of emigration, its reasons and problems, as well as positive and negative aspects of this phenomenon; 3. To emphasize the regulation of the main acts of European Union and the Republic of Lithuania which regulate the migration; 4. To ascertain the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. In the paper the following methods have been used: • Literature analysis; • Document content analysis; • Questionnaire. The question of the paper is formed as follows: What are the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families? After the analysis has been carried out, it can be stated that the emigration of both parents (or one of them) has influence on children upbringing and that during the process of emigration children go through the similar emotions as in the case of parents' divorce: anger, anxiety, sadness, loneliness. The emigration of parents has impact on children learning results, communication with their peers and the relationships between them. Despite of the fact that the majority of parents try to maintain the relationships with their child constantly, are interested in his/her learning results and take part in the process of upbringing as much as they can, one can notice negative changes in children behaviour. What is more, the relationships between a child and an emigrated parent are often broken off. This means that for a valuable upbringing of a child a direct and daily input of both parents is needed.

The paper analyses the peculiarities of the role of Lithuanian emigrant families in children upbringing. The work investigates how the emigration of both parents (or one of them) influences growing and maturing personality; whether it has any negative impact on successful socialization and upbringing; what further consequences this situation may have for a child. The paper also tries to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The object of the paper is the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The aim of the paper is to reveal the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. The tasks of the paper are: 1. To describe the conception of a family as an institution of children upbringing, to show its significance, aims and tasks; 2. To reveal the conception of emigration, its reasons and problems, as well as positive and negative aspects of this phenomenon; 3. To emphasize the regulation of the main acts of European Union and the Republic of Lithuania which regulate the migration; 4. To ascertain the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families. In the paper the following methods have been used: • Literature analysis; • Document content analysis; • Questionnaire. The question of the paper is formed as follows: What are the peculiarities of children upbringing in Lithuanian emigrant families? After the analysis has been carried out, it can be stated that the emigration of both parents (or one of them) has influence on children upbringing and that during the process of emigration children go through the similar emotions as in the case of parents' divorce: anger, anxiety, sadness, loneliness. The emigration of parents has impact on children learning results, communication with their peers and the relationships between them. Despite of the fact that the majority of parents try to maintain the relationships with their child constantly, are interested in his/her learning results and take part in the process of upbringing as much as they can, one can notice negative changes in children behaviour. What is more, the relationships between a child and an emigrated parent are often broken off. This means that for a valuable upbringing of a child a direct and daily input of both parents is needed.

Single mother families is one of the most common and the poorest family type in Lithuania. The literature analysis shows that single mother families' poverty is mostly determined by socio-political conditions. Therefore, the research of the dissertation intended to reveal the reasons that determine the problematics of single mother families in Lithuania and to capture what challenges these families face and what support resources they have. The research has shown that in Lithuanian, in the context of family policy, single mother families are stigmatised and discriminated, they do not receive necessary support and all the system is unappropriated to their needs. Family policies are mostly determined by the dominant conservative, patriarchal, familialistic and religious values. Therefore, the family policy is mainly interested in supporting nuclear and large families and all policy tools are implemented accordingly. In the context of such policy, single mothers and their children face many financial, childcare, education, healthcare, logistic and legislative challenges. While trying to survive in an unfavourable political environment, mothers have to sacrifice many of their own and their children's needs, they experience consumption deprivation and cannot devote as much time to their children as they would like to. Meanwhile, children have to spend a lot of their time alone and to learn to take care of themselves at an early age. The most important source of support to these families is their informal network, which provides them with financial and childcare support. Meanwhile, children's fathers are involved into their lives both socially and financially, as much as they feel close to their children.

Single mother families is one of the most common and the poorest family type in Lithuania. The literature analysis shows that single mother families' poverty is mostly determined by socio-political conditions. Therefore, the research of the dissertation intended to reveal the reasons that determine the problematics of single mother families in Lithuania and to capture what challenges these families face and what support resources they have. The research has shown that in Lithuanian, in the context of family policy, single mother families are stigmatised and discriminated, they do not receive necessary support and all the system is unappropriated to their needs. Family policies are mostly determined by the dominant conservative, patriarchal, familialistic and religious values. Therefore, the family policy is mainly interested in supporting nuclear and large families and all policy tools are implemented accordingly. In the context of such policy, single mothers and their children face many financial, childcare, education, healthcare, logistic and legislative challenges. While trying to survive in an unfavourable political environment, mothers have to sacrifice many of their own and their children's needs, they experience consumption deprivation and cannot devote as much time to their children as they would like to. Meanwhile, children have to spend a lot of their time alone and to learn to take care of themselves at an early age. The most important source of support to these families is their informal network, which provides them with financial and childcare support. Meanwhile, children's fathers are involved into their lives both socially and financially, as much as they feel close to their children.

The purpose of postgraduate work "Opinion of needy families to social support: "Food bank" – is to show the opinion of needy families to social support. In order to investigate value of social support the following tasks were set: to analyze directions of state social support to family, to mark the main social-economical problems and their reasons of needy families, to show the importance of social support by food to needy families . First part of work analyzes the role of family as public institution and possibilities to solve social problems, also state family politic providing social support to families and it's directions are shown. The charity activities of non-governmental institutions are described, also there are shown the main activities of charity fund "Food bank". Third part of work analyzes the data of qualitative analysis-interview and on ground of this analysis conclusions and recommendations are given about social support and social support by food developing. Analysis has showed that social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively, but size and amount of it helps to meet only minimal needs of families and does not improve living standards. The difficulties of family living minify training and occupation of children and creates negative influence on parents and children intercourse. Social support by food is important and well organized part of social support to family, but not insufficient in quantity and assortment of food is not adjustable to children who are the main users of charity food. Data of analysis allows to maintain that hypothesis H1 and H2 were confirmed - social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively from needy families, but size and amount of this support does not improve living standards.

The purpose of postgraduate work "Opinion of needy families to social support: "Food bank" – is to show the opinion of needy families to social support. In order to investigate value of social support the following tasks were set: to analyze directions of state social support to family, to mark the main social-economical problems and their reasons of needy families, to show the importance of social support by food to needy families . First part of work analyzes the role of family as public institution and possibilities to solve social problems, also state family politic providing social support to families and it's directions are shown. The charity activities of non-governmental institutions are described, also there are shown the main activities of charity fund "Food bank". Third part of work analyzes the data of qualitative analysis-interview and on ground of this analysis conclusions and recommendations are given about social support and social support by food developing. Analysis has showed that social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively, but size and amount of it helps to meet only minimal needs of families and does not improve living standards. The difficulties of family living minify training and occupation of children and creates negative influence on parents and children intercourse. Social support by food is important and well organized part of social support to family, but not insufficient in quantity and assortment of food is not adjustable to children who are the main users of charity food. Data of analysis allows to maintain that hypothesis H1 and H2 were confirmed - social support from state institutions and social support by food is valued positively from needy families, but size and amount of this support does not improve living standards.