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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These days, there are changes in many families.
This
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changes include an adjustment in the
size
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of many households, as well as the duties of members of the family. I believe
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new trend has negative consequences. One significant change in families today, is the reduction in the
size
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of the household. Unlike in the past when a household
consist
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consists
of a nuclear group as well as relatives
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as grandparents, cousins and their parents living under the same roof, many homes today, are made up of two to six people comprise of a couple and their children.
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,
majority
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the majority
a majority
of households in Nigeria now are small in
size
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without relatives. More so, there have been some adjustments in the duties of husbands and wives. Now, more wives work
full-time whereas
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full-time, whereas
few years
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a few years
ago, it was only husbands that work
secularly
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while wives were solely responsible for the house chores. In recent
time
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times
, husbands
are having
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have
increased share in chores at home unlike before.
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,
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new trend is a negative development due to its deleterious consequences on the children.
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results from the reduced time parents spend with their children coupled with the absence of relative who could provide support in training young ones. Children
are expose
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are exposed
to negative influences outside the home
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as materialistic pressure on the mass media and peer pressures that could adversely affect them.
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, there have been an increase in juvenile delinquency in some countries in recent times. In conclusion, many families today are small in
size
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and many wives work full-time while husband share in house chores.
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has left young ones vulnerable to negative influences outside the home.
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  • thirdly
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  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
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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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