zadruga
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The zadruga was a traditional Serbian corporate family group, often comprising 100 or more individuals who worked the land under the guidance of elders. This rural tradition persisted into the communist era, though modern public services and increased education led younger generations to question patriarchal authority. By the 1970s, the zadruga evolved into more cooperative extended family groups, but strong family loyalties continue to influence Serbian society, contributing to phenomena like workplace nepotism.1
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SerbiaCultural lifeA distinctive feature is the zadruga, a corporate family group of 100 or more individuals that originally worked the land under the direction of family elders. The zadruga functioned as a rural tradition well into the communist era. The advent of modern public services, however, took a toll on this…
Read MoreA distinctive feature is the zadruga, a corporate family group of 100 or more individuals that originally worked the land under the direction of family elders. The zadruga functioned as a rural tradition well into the communist era. The advent of modern public services, however, took a toll on this…
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…Serbs’ social organization was the zadruga, or extended family. Several zadruge were grouped locally under a župan, or chieftain. With kinship and locality playing such a pivotal role in social organization, sustained collaboration within larger groups was difficult. Several župani might, on occasion, unite under a veliki župan, or grand…
Read More…Serbs’ social organization was the zadruga, or extended family. Several zadruge were grouped locally under a župan, or chieftain. With kinship and locality playing such a pivotal role in social organization, sustained collaboration within larger groups was difficult. Several župani might, on occasion, unite under a veliki župan, or grand…
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