The Family in Creating the National Security of Poland: Crisis or Evolution?

The aim of this article is to discuss the importance of the family in creating the national security of Poland, taking into account its contemporary transformations, known as “crisis” and “evolution.” In order to achieve this, the image of the family in research on creating the national security of Poland presented in the literature was characterised. Then, based on the analysis of the National Census data, the results of research conducted by the Centre for Public Opinion Research and reports of the Central Statistical Office, as well as legal acts, the crisis of the modern family and its evolution were described. The results of the research carried out allow us to conclude that the construction and strengthening of the national security of Poland is fostered by the socialisation process that takes place in the family, as well as by its proper fulfilment of the functions ascribed to it. Moreover, the transformations of the modern family are related to dynamic social changes. They do not threaten the institution of the family, although they cause its gradual transformation. These trends, deviating from the traditional forms of family communities, cannot be stopped. Therefore, in order to change the pro-family policy of the state in accordance with the needs of the modern family, it is necessary to know and understand it.