Abstract
The paper deals with the natural demographic trends in the Roma population in the case of a Roma settlement, Kursanec, in the Medimurje County in the 2000-2008 period. Previous demographic development of the Roma population is determined by the peculiarities of the socio-economic, cultural and psychological conditions in which the Roma community lives. High fertility rates are the most prominent demographic feature of the Roma population, which are showing a decreasing trend. The value of the mortality rate is very low, which is mostly a consequence of the high proportion of young population. Natural growth rates also have a slowly decreasing trend, but their values are still very high and indicate a significant natural increase in population. Characteristics of the natural demographic trends of the Roma population settled in Kursanec are comparable to societies in transition from the early to central stage of demographic transition.
Highlights
Previous demographic development of the Roma population is determined by the peculiarities of the socio-economic, cultural and psychological conditions in which the Roma community lives
Obilježja prirodnoga kretanja romskog stanovništva naselja Kuršanec pokazuju stanje usporedivo s društvima na prijelazu iz rane podetape prema središnjoj podetapi demografske tranzicije
Even in conditions such as high social protection and large amounts of social assistance and child allowances, the Roma population continues to live by the principles of the quantitative concept when it comes to family planning
Summary
Rad analizira prirodno kretanje romskog stanovništva na primjeru romskog naselja Kuršanec u Međimurskoj županiji. Međimurski Romi pripadaju posebnoj romskoj skupini koja govori ljimba d bjaš, čime se razlikuju od većine ostalih Roma u Hrvatskoj koji govore neku od inačica službenog romskog jezika romani chib (Hrvatić, 2004). Specifičnosti romske povijesti, jezika, načina života, tradicije, običaja i prostorne odijeljenosti od većinskog stanovništva obilježja su koja Rome čine nadaleko prepoznatljivima. Ovaj će rad pokušati na primjeru romskog naselja Kuršanec u Međimurskoj županiji prikazati današnja osnovna obilježja demografskih struktura i procesa s naglaskom na obilježja prirodnoga kretanja romskog stanovništva i trendove njihove promjene. Poznavanje osnovnih demografskih obilježja i mogućnost procjene budućega kretanja broja stanovnika romske zajednice na temelju analiziranih stopa određenih pokazatelja zasigurno će biti od velike koristi svima koji se u svom poslu susreću s tom grupom stanovništva: od službe socijalne skrbi preko obrazovnog sustava do gradova i županija u kojima participira romsko stanovništvo. Stoga rezultati ovog rada mogu pridonijeti uspješnijem planiranju različitih mjera čiji je cilj boljitak i napredak romske zajednice
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