In recent years, the family structure has changed, as well as family roles. Whet are the changes occurring? Do you think these changes are positive or negative?

Recently, there has been a significant change in both family

structure

and roles.

This

essay considers

such

transformation as a retrogressive type and

also

examines the different changes occurring. There are various types of reorganization that are common to various families these days.

First

to consider is a recent practice whereby the wive is recognized as the head of the family. In

such

settings, it the wife who pays the

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bride price

of the

husband

and contribute more financially to the marital rites.The Idoma tribe of Edo state is a good example in

this

case as the wife is the one who goes to work while the

husband

stays at home to take care of household chores. Another common instance, is to have women playing the roles of the man nowadays. The female gender is usually considered limited in roles in many

settings but

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settings, but

this

is no longer the case. In

this

present dispensation, wives

do not

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do, not

only do the same type of jobs like their

husband

, but

also

work

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the same number

of hours like them.

This

pattern of organization has been rated

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predominantly

in many big cities around the world from demographic information on the United nations website. In my own view, I consider

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these changes

in both

structure

and told in an unpleasant light. As a matter of fact, the consequences are both disgusting and unappealing. When wives are culturally empowered to be recognized as the head of the family, it depresses the ego of the man and makes him feel unhappy.

This

situation can increase the risk of

such

a man for health problems

such

as depression. A good number of men are not able to tolerate

been

the state or fact of existing

being

directed by their wives at home,

this

makes them an object of ridicule among their mates who sees them as weak and friable. According to a recent publication on family health available online

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,

the rate of depression among

such

men is almost triple that of families where there is no change in

structure

.Another point to consider, is the neglect suffered by the children when the mother is the one working to provide money for the family.

Such

children are not properly catered for and are prone to various degrees of abuses. Children from these

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types

of homes are more likely to be influenced by their peers. They submit to peer

pressures

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pressure

and participate in various vices due to poor supervision and parentage. In conclusion, the recent changes in

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the role

roles

and

structure

in families have brought about disheartening consequences

such

as psychological trauma and poor parentage and

this

has been explored in

this

piece. It is

imperative

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imperative, therefore

therefore

for families to maintain the old practice of having the

husband

as the head of the home and the one who provides for the need of the family.