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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?

#years #structure #roles #changes
In the present context, it is obvious that the
families
 are much different in terms of
its
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 structure and gender roles in a family unit as opposed to a family
few
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 decades back.
Families
 today are very small in size since single parenting is not uncommon.
In addition
 roles of parents have changed drastically.
Moreover
, marriages among
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same-sex
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same
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the same
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 sex are legalized in many countries in the world now. In my opinion, most of these changes have a positive impact
towards
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family
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the family
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 itself and
society
. Relevant factors regarding
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To begin
 with, family is the backbone of the
society
 or
in other words
 family is a reflection of
the
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society
. When it comes to roles among family members, in most
of
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the
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families
, both parents support
for
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the economical stability of the family and they both share the responsibility of the children. If we consider
the a
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 family
few
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a few
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 decades back,
situation
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the situation
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 was rather different.
For instance
, women were supposed to look after the children while men were supposed to take care of financial stability. It is needless to say that
this
 has completely changed by today. From my
perspective
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this
 is a positive tendency since family and children are well supported by both parents.
In addition
, when it comes to the structure of the family today,
same sex
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same-sex
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 marriages
as well as single parenting
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, as well as single parenting,
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 can be seen in many parts of the world. From my point of view,
this
 is a positive trend since having
a different sexual preferences
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a different sexual preference
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 as opposed to conventional
opposite sex
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opposite-sex
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 marriages is no longer
reason
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a reason
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 to be discriminated
.
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against.
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 In conclusion,
families
 play an important role in
a
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society
.
Families
 have been changed a lot over
last
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the last
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 few years in various aspects as aforementioned. As per my view,
this
 can be considered as a positive development of the
society
.
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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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