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?

It is true that the family structure and the roles of family members have changed recently. Personally, I believe that

this

trend could benefit both family units and governments themselves. There are many changes in terms of family structure and roles in the present days in comparison with the past.

Firstly

, nuclear families

have become

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has become

increasingly prevalent with the average family size seems to be smaller with only three or four members in each unit, while there are often five or more in the traditional families, where many generations live together under the same roof.

Besides

, traditional roles in

family

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the family

a family

families

, where fathers are considered as breadwinners and mothers have to assume the childcare responsibility, have been replaced by new patterns, where both men and women have the same opportunities to enter the labour force and the prevalence of stay-at-home husbands. These changes, in my

opinon

a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

opinion

, bring many benefits for each family and national government themselves. Admittedly, the small family size is ideal for nurturing children and promote family connections. If,

for example

, children are born and raise in the medium or small sized families,

then

they could be received

more warm

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warmest

affection from parents and have more chances to enter school, literacy rate,

therefore

, could be increased considerably.

Furthermore

, these changes in family roles

also

support gender equality, which is the headache of state governments. Women are encouraged to pursue their career aspiration and have the same

opportunitites

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

opportunities

like men in applying for a job or childcare responsibility.

This

trend

also reduce

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also reduces

the financial burden on the shoulder of men, who traditionally have to cover all the expenses in

family

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a family

the family

on their own. In conclusion, the changes in family structure and roles are evident and these changes have many advantages that merit considerations.