Family Household between Subsistence and Social Stability

AuthorBatar, M.
PositionPh.D., Theoretical High School 'Onisifor Ghibu', Sibiu
Pages215-220
Bulletin of the Transilvania University of Braşov
Series VII: Social Sciences • Law • Vol. 6 (55) No. 2 - 2013
FAMILY HOUSEHOLD BETWEEN
SUBSISTENCE AND SOCIAL
STABILITY
Maria BATÂR 1
Abstract: For many analyzes, evaluating the rural households is based on
their understanding as agricultural units involving subsistence which implies
production capacity to provide general needs for permanent or alternating
working families in this area. From the analysis of family budgets results
really that a large part of income, both as product and as cash is allocated to
cover the two primary needs: food and clothing, but remains a consistent
part for maintenance, renovation and modernization of housing - house plus
annex serving dwelling. This contributes to increasing the comfort of the
family - embracing a lifestyle distinct from strictly rural - with inductions into
the modern urban and household items that are totally different then the ones
in those areas - stove, central heating, cable TV, domestic appliances for
various services, etc. Even if we consider another criterion proposed by the
well-known sociologist Sandu starting from the variation in size, which
means the change of human capital - in Romania a small village with few
inhabitants is considered a poor village - (Sandu, 1999) nor it does induce to
a placement of such villages as poor, each being less numerous, they having
other indicators that place them above these limits.
Key words: Family, households, subsistence, enterprise, village.
1 Ph.D., Theoretical High School “Onisifor Ghibu”, Sibiu.
The evolution of agricultural activities in
terms of households functionality as
legitimate forms of consuming goods
production, using and exploiting not only
areas of land, animals, birds but an
inventory of owners and/or other workers
work have taken shapes, sizes, according
to rural and human factors that populated
society’s communities and villages.
For many analyzes, the evaluation of
these rural households is based on their
understanding as subsistence agricultural
units which imply production capacity to
provide general needs for permanent or
alternating working families in this area. In
this sense we can discuss about some
criteria of such households classification in
the category of subsistence:
- Activities and work are carried out by
family members of those units;
- Technical equipment level is low - most
of the work is manually carried or using
machines and animals, especially without a
proper specialization of the workers;
- The products are the capital resources
meant to satisfy family needs;
- The living standard reflected in indicators
of consumed goods is low;
- Housing and annexes present a limited
degree of maintenance – they are quite old,

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