摘要：Summary – The problem examined in this article is whether the image of contemporary family is refl ected in the texts of schoolbooks for Croatian language and literature for younger school-age. Twelve schoolbooks were examined, three most often used for each of the grades 1 – 4. Analyzed were the texts dealing with family life concerning the problem of complete and incomplete families, families based on traditional or contemporary values and the representation of individual family members and their roles. The results obtained from the analysis of the texts in the students’ books indicate that a complete family is represented ten times more often than an incomplete family, while there is also evident tendency towards the representation of traditional rather than contemporary family. School system educational tendencies and real practical life situations are in disharmony, as indicated in the theoretic analysis of family and the reflection of family image in our schoolbooks for younger school-age.
关键词：family; schoolbooks of Croatian language and literature; younger school-age
