Family structure and developement

Family Structure and Development

I am a part of a Nuclear Family which is defined in the modern era as the characteristic family unit of developed industrial societies which consists solely of husband , wife , and children , and spans only two generations (Dillen , 2003 . The nuclear family is more mobile geographically and socially , and allows more autonomy . On the other hand , it produces an observed increase in depression , divorce rates delinquency , and weakening of cultural transmissions (Acs Loprest 2004 ,

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The roles within a nuclear family is used to be the

father being the main bread winner and working long hours to support his family and the mother as the caregiver who looked after the children and the home . My Nuclear family included my father , who worked as a banker , my mother who was a housewife and my 3 siblings . Growing up , I had this notion that all families were happy all the time as was mine and I was unaware of the problems my parents faced . The giant responsibility was to provide needs and wants for a family however , as I grew older I began to realize the difficult task my parents and other families endured everyday by being able to give their families what they need and want

Having a stay-at-home mother , a working father and living in a locality where other families lived in similar circumstances , it never gave me the chance to monitor families living in different situations . As I grew older , I realized that there...