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

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As laws and norms change, so do family structures and along with it
changes
 the role played by each family member.
This
 essay will discuss the
changes
 that have taken place in
the
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modern society including
single
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single-parent
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parent
family
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 and sharing of responsibilities between spouses.
This
 essay will
further
 explain why the advantages are superior. In the past, nuclear families where
both
 parents and their offsprings live under one roof used to be prevalent.
However
, now there is a huge trend toward
single
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parent
 families due to more marriages ending up in divorces.
In addition
, the number of single mothers
are
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 increasing as many mothers want children without getting married.
Nevertheless
, in
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if
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 changing parental roles in a family, the customary thought of patriarchal families have been replaced by
dual income
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 households. To illustrate it, in the past only make used to be the breadwinners of the family whereas at
parent
 it is normal for women to pursue their careers.
Thus
 single
parent
 and
both
 working parents households are ubiquitous in today's society. The most significant advantage of growing up in a
single
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parent
 family is that kids tend to develop independence faster than their peers.
For instance
, if the
parent
 is at work
then
 the kid would be left alone to fend for himself.
Therefore
,
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single
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parent
 family means
child
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 transforming into a self-reliant individual. Considering the
changes
 in households,
both
 parents would be able to make their own identity and it could
also
 be seen as
a
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progress as women no longer
be
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 under the pressure to sacrifice their careers for childcare responsibilities.
Hence
 it is readily apparent that the
changes
 are beneficial. To conclude, with time the family structure changed from traditional to single
parent
.
Also
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 the family role changed from
male-dominated
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 view to
both
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 working, thereby making these
changes
 positive.
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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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