Aktywność społeczno-zawodowa kobiet wiejskich w Polsce

Abstract

The present article discusses the issue of contemporary women’s life in rural regions, in the context of their roles in the society: familiar, professional and social ones. On the basis of the results of her own research, the author sketches the portrait of a country woman against the background of social and economic transformations. A quantitative survey was conducted on a sample of women population from the ten subdivisions (sołectwa) of the commune of Trzebinia. A supplementary qualitative research, in the form of in-depth interviews, was conducted among the experts of the powiat district of Chrzanów. Over the last decades, the changes taking place in the model of life of a local rural community have been influenced by the popular culture. These changes are observed with varied intensity, depending on the area of life. Although the priorities in the life of contemporary country women have been changing, the research confirms that the most important ones are still home and family. It is possible to observe blurring of the differences between the images of “a city woman” and “a country woman”. The examined local community still remains an enclave of certain values, which in a lesser degree adopts the urban behavioural patterns.