Family patterns are changing in modern life. That is evident in several aspects leading to the dissimilarities between traditional families and modern families. There are several differences, which are the structure of family, generation gap, and responsibility of each member in family.
The first notable difference is the structure of family. Extended families are bigger than nuclear families. Traditional families include more than two generations living together. This means that if you live in a traditional family, you will live in a big house with your grandparents or your relatives. On the contrary, nuclear families seem to be simple when including two generations living together. This is parents and their children. The size of family is the main difference seen easily in two family patterns.
Contrasting both traditional families and modern ones, we also consider the generation gap. Due to generation gap, viewpoints between extended families and nuclear ones are distinctive. Most of the elderly in traditional families have conservative beliefs about things like hairstyle, job, and so on. For example, some old people think that the girl or the woman ought to get a job in a state-owned organization after university to spend time taking care of their children and doing the housework. However, in nuclear families, parents tend to let their children make their decisions about their appearance or job. Besides, parents just give advice, but they never try to impose their decisions on children.
Furthermore, the responsibility of each member in family might be the differences between traditional families and modern families. In extended families, we usually hear that “Men build house and women make it home”. It means that a husband is a person earning money for a living whereas a wife is a person looking after children and doing all household chores. However, this has changed in modern society. In nuclear families, each member has to the duty with their families, and the status of each member is equal. Therefore, all parents can bring home the bacon, do the housework, and also take the children. In conclusion, the differences between extended families and nuclear families are inevitable when they have plenty of dissimilar points in size of the family, distance among generations, and the duty of each member in family.
Family
patterns are changing in
modern
life.
That is
evident in several aspects leading to the dissimilarities between
traditional
families
and
modern
families
. There are several
differences
, which are the structure of
family
, generation gap, and responsibility of each
member
in family.
The
first
notable
difference
is the structure of
family
.
Extended
families
are bigger than nuclear
families
.
Traditional
families
include more than two generations living together. This means that if you
live
in a
traditional
family
, you will
live
in a
big
house
with your grandparents or your relatives.
On the contrary
, nuclear
families
seem to be simple when including two generations living together. This is
parents
and their
children
. The size of
family
is the main
difference
seen
easily
in two
family
patterns.
Contrasting both
traditional
families
and
modern
ones
, we
also
consider the generation gap. Due to generation gap, viewpoints between
extended
families
and nuclear
ones
are distinctive. Most of the elderly in
traditional
families
have conservative beliefs about things like hairstyle, job, and
so
on.
For example
,
some
old
people
think
that the girl or the woman ought to
get
a job in a state-
owned
organization after university to spend time taking care of their
children
and doing the housework.
However
, in nuclear
families
,
parents
tend to
let
their
children
make
their decisions about their appearance or job.
Besides
,
parents
just
give advice,
but
they never try to impose their decisions on children.
Furthermore
, the responsibility of each
member
in
family
might be the
differences
between
traditional
families
and
modern
families
. In
extended
families
, we
usually
hear that “
Men
build
house
and women
make
it home”. It means that a husband is a person earning money for a living whereas a wife is a person looking after
children
and doing all household chores.
However
, this has
changed
in
modern
society. In nuclear
families
, each
member
has to
the duty with their
families
, and the status of each
member
is equal.
Therefore
, all
parents
can bring home the bacon, do the housework, and
also
take the
children
.
In conclusion
, the
differences
between
extended
families
and nuclear
families
are inevitable when they have
plenty
of dissimilar points in size of the
family
, distance among generations, and the duty of each
member
in
family
.