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The family was considered for ages as the main and almost the only shelter ensuring protection against threats from external forces, including economic crises (Robila, 2004). Yet, a welfare state developed since the second part of the twentieth century took over part of the family's functions related to social security, protection against financial poverty and material deprivation.