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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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The family structure and the
role
 of its family
members
 are shifted considerably when compared to the past few decades. I truly believe that the positive
side
 of those changes is more compared to the negative
side
. In
early
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the early
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days
, the extended family where parents,
children
grand parents
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grandparents
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, aunts and uncles lived in the same family.
Today
 the nuclear family where only parents and their
children
 live in a family. When considering extended family, most of the family
members
 depend on each other.
On the other hand
 in
nuclear
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a nuclear
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 family, most of the family
member
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members
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 are on their own and willing to do their work on their own. It helps to raise independent
children
 with more courage to go to the world on their own. The
role
 of the family
members
 contrast drastically compared to previous
days
. In
early
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the early
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days
 men are the breadwinners of the family and
women
 are responsible for all home chores and raising kids.
Today
 both men and
women
 are earning and helping family matters. Not only
those
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women
 go for higher education
in
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these
days
 and go high in their career ladder.
Therefore
 the
role
 of the family
members
 is changed drastically in recent years. The positive
side
 is that young girls who see their mothers are working hard in education and career
,
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 encouraged to be educated and do a job.
Today
women
 are strong and even have
courage
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the courage
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 to raise their
children
 on their own if they had to divorce under certain circumstances.
Today
women
 become strong, independent and self-sufficient on their own and it is a positive
side
 of it. In conclusion, I believe that the changes in family structure and
role
 of its
members
 have more positives than negative because of the aforementioned reasons.
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  • same-sex parents
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