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

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Nowadays, the composition of the family is different from what it used to be.
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,
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change includes family responsibility.
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essay will discuss the changes that are happening, while making a case that these changes are advantageous.
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, everything is prone to one for of change or the other, and the family is not an exception. It can be observed in recent years that financial obligations in a
home
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is jointly shared
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are jointly shared
by the couple.
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was not the case many years back, as
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responsibility was solely on the man.
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, in a survey by the central bank of Nigeria, (C.B.N.), it was observed that the number of joint accounts opened by couples has risen by 70% in the
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20years. And
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accounts are used to finance the
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.
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, most women are now career mothers, making
house wife
a wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family income
housewife
almost non existent. Case in point, the ministry of woman affairs in Nigeria conducted a survey and revealed that 80% of married women have their own career, as against 25% 10years ago. In my opinion, I believe these changes are positive because, financially, more money is brought into the
home
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and
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will relieve the husband of some monetary problems.
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, the bills in the
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can
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divide
. While the father foots the children's education, the mother can pay the house rent.
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, being a mother and having a full time job can be a
herculean
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Herculean
task for the woman. I believe the financial reward outweighs
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set back. In conclusion, family arrangement and responsibilities have changed over the years owing to the fact that most women have full time employment and contributes financially to the
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. It is
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evident that these changes are advantageous.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Family structure
  • Modern family
  • Extended family
  • Nuclear family
  • Same-sex parent families
  • Breadwinner
  • Caregiving responsibilities
  • Family dynamics
  • Globalization
  • Economic shifts
  • Migration
  • Child-free lifestyles
  • Cohabitation
  • Traditional marriage
  • Perceptions
  • Homemaker
  • Communication
  • Shared activities
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