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This article presents a comparative philosophical analysis of family–society relations in Eastern and Western civilizations. It aims to identify two civilizational models linking the family and society and to assess their transformation under globalization. Hermeneutic, historical-comparative, civilizational and systemic approaches were applied to primary philosophical texts and scholarly literature. The findings indicate that in the Eastern tradition the family is conceived as a “small model” of society, with duty, intergenerational continuity and collective morality as leading values, whereas in the Western tradition the family–society link is mediated by individual rights and civil-society institutions. In the Uzbek context, the mahalla serves as a distinctive mediating institution. In the contemporary period the two models are converging. The study concludes that a balance between collective responsibility and individual freedom constitutes a sound conceptual basis for family policy and youth upbringing.
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