Jak náboženství ovlivňuje rodinný život? Rozdíly v chování a postojích k rodině mezi českými věřícími a nevěřícími ****************************************************************************************** * Nešporová Olga ****************************************************************************************** The effects of religion on family life. The differences in familial behavior and attitudes among Czech Christians Abstrakt Religion forms society in a significant way and provides the basic norms of social behavio if in present-day Czech society almost two-thirds of the population does not belong to any denomination, one cannot deny that this society still relates to Christian norms and value be distinctly observed in the family sphere, which is made up of a monogamous marriage and still has a patriarchal structure. Attitudes on families and familial behaviour have, howe in this secular society. The article observes, on the basis of data from Generations and G (2005), how significant the differences between Roman Catholics and non-believers are toda of familial behaviour and shared norms. Doing so, it takes into account the influence of a reproductive and post-reproductive age categories. It is shown that the differences are no and are more significant on the level of attitudes, where Roman Catholics defend a more co of family structures, as well as they value marriage and family ties more. However, these contrast with their actual behaviour; which, in comparison to the behaviour of non-believe lesser degree. Observations suggest that Catholics do not live in relationships without ma they marry at a younger age, have children earlier and do not divorce as often. But differ behaviour are rather subtle, more visible in younger generations in comparison to older on Czech family, then, actual behaviour changes more quickly than the declared attitudes, whi quite conservative. Klíčová slova religion; Roman Catholicism; family; marriage; Czech Republic Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-1012-version1-lm_3_09_nesporova.pdf"] Olga Nešporová [ URL "LM-270.html "]