Paragraph On Changing Trends in Family Life
The way of family life is
of two types-joint family and nuclear family. A joint or extended family
consists of a father, mother, and their married sons and grandsons' daughters. A
nuclear family comprises a husband and a wife and their children, if any. In
our country, especially, in the villages joint family has been in practice since
ancient times, and still, it is in vogue. But nowadays there has been a general
trend of change towards the nuclear family from the old joint family. When a
person takes a job in the town he is automatically separated from his parents
and other members of the family living in the village. This person being married
forms a nuclear family. Thus the general tendency is towards a nuclear family.
This may be due to a growing sense of independence and a materialistic outlook. Educated
people nowadays want to enjoy life being free from the obligation of a greater
family. So the old family ties are breaking down, but because of the nature of
the job, extended family is still convenient in the rural farming society.
