Family patriotism: value or identity

Ireneusz Andrzej Celary

Wydział Teologiczny UŚ w Katowicach
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1999-9769

Jan Przybyłowski

Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego Warszawa
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8814-0504

Abstract

The article discusses the subject of patriotism within Polish immigrant families in the context of socio-cultural conditions in Germany. The aim of the research was to learn about the patriotism cultivated within families and to answer the question: does it is a value and enables retaining national identity? The article uses the results of a sociological survey conducted in the Polish Mission in Germany. The collected bibliographic material was used for their critical analysis. Based on the results of the research, it be concluded that Polish patriotism, which has been verified by German social-cultural along with religious and relating to customs circumstances, preserves its genuineness and protects against nationalistic attitudes.

Hence, combination of faith and Polishness remains deeply ingrained in Polish patriotism, representing authentic and universal heritage passed within the Polish families onto the next generations. Based on research done it could be confirmed that patriotism is cultivated within Polish families in German. Patriotism should be primary instilled within family, thus parents shall combine both religious (education in faith) and national (culture and Polish customs) traditions.

Keywords:

patriotism, family, religion, national identity, patriotic upbringing, universalism, Polishness