In many places, people’s lifestyles are changing rapidly, and this affects family relationships. Do you think advantages of such developments outweigh the disadvantages?

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Our world is advancing day by day and
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, the way we live
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change. While
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bring us benefits in terms of comfort, it is making our family relationships suffer, which, I believe, is a great disadvantage to us. Our lifestyle
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give us the comfort we need. Nowadays, more people in the household
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to night to earn enough money to support the family’s needs.
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, they are able to have a comfortable life, able to provide their children with education and
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to provide healthcare needs for the entire family.
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, my father was the only one earning money for the entire family when I was young, and the idea of housewives earning additional income was not popular
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,
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has changed and both husband and wife work in a modern household to be able to pay the monthly bills.
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, lifestyle
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gives negative effects
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the relationship within families. The amount of time we spend on our smartphones and computers have increased to the point where we do not even have time for family bonding. When
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happens frequently, the relationship between the family members cools down, which could actually lead to unnecessary consequences
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as family conflicts due to the lack of understanding of each other. There are even some restaurants that require the customers to leave their mobile phones in the lockers upon their entrance, to encourage socialising during their meal at their restaurants. To summarise, we are, in a way, forced to change the way we live by a lot of factors. While these
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allow us to have a better and more comfortable
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, they have negative impacts
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our social lives and more importantly,
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our family relationships, which I believe is not a good development.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • geographic separation
  • economic advancement
  • technological advancements
  • face-to-face interactions
  • egalitarian structures
  • gender roles
  • traditional roles
  • work demands
  • financial stability
  • access to education
  • healthcare
  • cultural shifts
  • traditions
  • cultural identity
  • family heritage
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