It is true that these days the family structure has considerably shifted, and the changing roles of men and women in the family has become increasingly similar. There are several new forms of family composition, and in my opinion, these developments are not always desirable.
In the past, nuclear families where parents and their offspring living together under one roof used to be prevalent. However, there is now a huge trend towards single-parent families due to more marriages ending in divorce, while the increase in cohabiting couple families and stepfamilies is probably a result of cohabitation and remarriage becoming much more acceptable. In addition, the number of single mother families has increased as many mothers want to have children without getting married. In terms of changing parental roles in a family, there has been a rise in the number of stay-at-home dads in recent years when it has become normal for women to gain qualifications and pursue their own career path. This is in sharp contrast to about half a decade ago when men were breadwinners and women were in charge of household chores in their families.
In my view, the changes described above could have both positive and negative consequences. On the one hand, due to the lack of emotional attachment and legal binding, non-traditional households such as stepfamilies and cohabiting parents are more prone to breaking down. Consequently, children of these families are more likely to be involved in antisocial behaviors while their parent may experience feelings of loneliness and worry. On the other hand, the changes in the roles of members in the family could be seen as progress because women are not put under pressure to sacrifice their own careers to assume childcare and domestic responsibilities.
In conclusion, I believe that the changes in the roles of family members and the family structure are both positive and negative because of the aforementioned reasons.
It is true that these days the
family
structure has
considerably
shifted, and the changing
roles
of
men
and
women
in the
family
has become
increasingly
similar. There are several new forms of
family
composition, and in my opinion, these developments are not always desirable.
In the past, nuclear
families
where parents and their offspring living together under one roof
used
to be prevalent.
However
, there is
now
a huge trend towards single-parent
families
due to more marriages ending in divorce, while the increase in cohabiting couple
families
and stepfamilies is
probably
a result of cohabitation and remarriage becoming much more acceptable.
In addition
, the number of single mother
families
has increased as
many
mothers want to have children without getting married. In terms of changing parental
roles
in a
family
, there has been a rise in the number of stay-at-home dads in recent years when it has become normal for
women
to gain qualifications and pursue their
own
career path. This is in sharp contrast to about half a decade ago when
men
were breadwinners and
women
were in charge of household chores in their families.
In my view, the
changes
described
above could have both
positive
and
negative
consequences. On the one hand, due to the lack of emotional attachment and legal binding, non-traditional households such as stepfamilies and cohabiting parents are more prone to breaking down.
Consequently
, children of these
families
are more likely to
be involved
in antisocial behaviors while their parent may experience feelings of loneliness and worry.
On the other hand
, the
changes
in the
roles
of members in the
family
could be
seen
as progress
because
women
are not put under pressure to sacrifice their
own
careers to assume childcare and domestic responsibilities.
In conclusion
, I believe that the
changes
in the
roles
of
family
members and the
family
structure are both
positive
and
negative
because
of the aforementioned reasons.