The Socialization Patterns of Peasant Youth in the Periodical “Pobudka” Published in the Kingdom of Poland in 1908

Abstract

The aim of the article is to reconstruct the socialization patterns of peasant youth described in the periodical “Pobudka”. The subject of the analysis was the postulates of socialization of the young generation, promoted in a periodical addressed to peasants, which took into account the needs arising from socio-cultural changes and modernization processes in the Kingdom of Poland at the beginning of the 20th century. The establishment of a modern order was associated with increased youth involvement in social life, prompting the authors of “Pobudka” to emphasize the importance of shaping norms related to social-moral, civic, and religious upbringing. In the socialization of the young generation, preparation for social roles, especially young women, was considered a significant area. The importance of professional education was emphasized, which was a manifestation of the modernization of the peasant education process and was supposed to facilitate changes in social life. The analysis of the source material was of a qualitative nature, the methods of historical and pedagogical research were used. In “Pobudka”, the particularly important place of youth in public life was emphasized. The peasant periodical indicated the paths that young innovators were to follow and introduce changes in farms as well as the social and cultural life of the village.