In recent years, the family structure and the role of its members are gradually changing. What kinds of changes can occur? Do you think these changes are positive and negative?

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In recent years, we do see a positive change in how flexible ‘family’ as a social institution has emerged. The social stigma surrounding adoption, surrogacy, divorce, late marriage,
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marriage is getting less importance in liberal urban
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. We see the role of men changing from just being the breadwinner to
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equal parent to the
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at home. Both the sexes combine their expertise to run the household smoothly. The decisions at home involve
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, the man and the woman of the house. The filo-centric approach to manage affairs
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at the forefront. The
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participate, negotiate and alter decisions due to access to knowledge through
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. There are
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families which are functioning if a woman decides not to marry but have a child.
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, live-in relationships are common among working professionals in the cities.
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could turn negative financially or legally if the couple decides to
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. Overall, we do see changes both positive and negative. In rural as well as urban family structures change due to migration for work, study or marriage.
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, nuclear and joint family
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are more common than the rest.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • dual-income
  • gender roles
  • single-parent households
  • divorce rates
  • same-sex parents
  • multigenerational
  • family dynamics
  • aging population
  • communication technology
  • child-rearing approaches
  • work-life balance
  • remote working
  • family structure
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