MODERN_FAMILY. FEATURES, DISORGANISATION, CHENGE OF MODERN FAMMILY

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1. Modern family

2. It can be defines as ‘a small group composed of husband and wife, immature children which constitutes a unit apart from the rest of the community’. A nuclear family is one which consists of husband, wife and their children, soon after the marriage, the children leave their parental home and establish their separate autonomous unit free from the control of the elders. Structure This gives rise to two kinds of nuclear families:
•The family of orientation
• The family of procreation - The family system in which the nuclear family is relatively independent.

3. Features of Modern Family : • Decreased control of the marriage contract : Marriage is the basis of family. In traditional family, the marriage was contracted by the parents. The marriage ceremony was based on the principle of male dominance and female obedience. In modern family, people are less subject to the parental control concerning whom and when they shall marry. • Changes in the relationship of man and woman : In modern family, the woman is not the devotee of man, but an equal partner in life with equal rights. A husband now does not dictate, but only requests the wife to do a task for him. She is now emancipated of the man’s slavery.

4. • Laxity in sex relationships : The rigidity traditionally associated with sexual relationships no longer characterizes the modern family, cases of illegitimate sex relationship of the husband and wife too can be seen in modern family. • Economic independence : Women in modern family have attained an increasing degree of economic independence. It is not only the husband who leaves the home for work, the wife also goes out for work. The percentage of women employed outside the home is continually on the increase. • Smaller family : The modern family is generally a nuclear family. It is no longer a joint family. Moreover, the tendency is to have a smaller family, and the contraceptives help in checking the birth.

5. • Decline of religious occurrence :The modern family is secular in attitude. The religious rites of the traditional family such as early prayer, yagya , etc. Are no longer performed in modern family. Marriage also has become a civil contract rather than a religious sacrament. It can be broken at any hour. Divorce is a frequent occurrence in modern family. • Separation of non-essential functions : The modern family has given up a great many functions that were performed by the traditional family. These functions have now been taken over by specialized agencies. Thus, the hospital offers room for the birth of child, crèches and kindergartens look after the child and his education in the initial years. • Filocentric family: The modern trend is towards the filocentric family. A filocentric family is one wherein the children tend to dominate the scene and their wishes determine the policy of the family. In modern family, use of physical punishment is rare .

6. Disorganisation of Modern Family :
• Lack of family unity.
• Decrease in family control. • Strive.
• Laxity of marital bond.
• Conflicts between parents and children.
• Lack of security . Changes in Modern Family : • Urbanisation influenced the people to migrate, thereby its size became limited family ties became weak.

7. • Decrease in importance of blood relationship. • Inter-personal conflicts in the families are increasing due to stressors; strained interpersonal relationship exists leading to broken family. • Older generation finds themselves lost and lonely due to limited space and expensive housing in urban areas. • Self selection of spouse is increasing among young working men and women in urban areas.