The Modern Nuclear Family: Headed for a Meltdown? Janet Donlin Upper Iowa University February 17‚ 2012 The Modern Nuclear Family What is a nuclear family? A nuclear family generally consists of a father‚ mother and their children‚ either adopted or biological. The nuclear family historically has been the basic unit of the larger family structure and is where the basic family values such as love‚ tolerance and coexistence are learned. The major characteristic of nuclear families is the monogamous
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in the amount of nuclear families There are several possible reasons for the decrease in the number of nuclear families‚ particularly in the past forty years. This includes rising cohabitation‚ higher divorce rates‚ secularisation‚ rising same sex relationships‚ more career seekers and the rise in feminism. Firstly‚ a nuclear family is a family consisting of a man and woman (usually married) in a sexual relationship with one or more children. One reason for this type of family becoming less common
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The Lewis family had been a part of the western movement from the very start‚ and was considered by Thomas Jefferson as "one of the distinguished families" of Virginia from the beginning. The Lewis family’s history goes back many years. One of the earliest Lewis men was an uncle of Meriwether Lewis’ father‚ who was a part of the king’s council. Another Lewis married a sister of George Washington. The very first Lewis to keep journals as they traveled and explored was a Thomas Lewis‚ who accompanied
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very small family units. In your opinion‚ why is this and what are the effects on society? Word count: 446 Timing: 7 minutes Cause - Open thinking and enjoy freedom - Focus on economic target - Family conflicts - Easy to teach children - Be affected western culture - Have little land to afford bigger families Effects Negative - Self-centered and selfish - Lose cultural identity - Be involved in social evils Positive - Liberate people from old unhealthy value - Avoid family conflicts
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A family is a group of people who live together. They share the housework and take care of one another. There are three types of family: nuclear family‚ single-parent family and extended family. A Nuclear Family is made up of father‚ mother and one or more children living together. A Joint Family made up of father‚ mother‚ grandparents‚ uncles‚ aunts‚ cousins‚ nieces‚ and nephews. The "nuclear" family is not a recent phenomenon‚ but has existed in many cultures throughout human history. Indeed
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Advantages of a nuclear family are: 1.) Stability. A child raised by the same two parents during their maturing years is more likely to have emotional bonding and relationship stability. Children raised by a single parent will likely have a sense of loss for the missing parent and lack the advantage of duel insights‚ emotional support and examples that come from having both a mother and a father. 2.) Legacy. A nuclear family of a husband and wife provides a life long consistancy of purpose
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Nuclear Family: Today’s Society A nuclear family consists of a mother‚ a father and children. Many things in today’s society have caused children to be raised in small nuclear families than in extended family groups. Living in a household with several family members used to be common‚ but due to smaller immediate family‚ the advance in technology and divorce it has been seen less and less. For the most part‚ this is not a bad thing. Like all changes in society‚ it has its perks and its downfalls
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American Family Structure from WWII to Present Day Everyone on the planet has a family‚ but not everyone sees eye to eye about what constitutes as a “real” family. Since WWII‚ the structure of the American family has been constantly changing. The “normal” American family is known as the nuclear family‚ with a mother‚ father‚ son‚ daughter‚ and occasionally‚ a pet. But as time has progressed‚ the nuclear family has had to make room for larger families‚ single parent families‚ biracial families‚ and
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live in a joint family lead a sheltered life surrounded by their loved ones. They learn the importance of sharing‚ being patient‚ and simultaneously‚ their lives get enriched while living in a joint family. Sharing work‚ finances‚ space‚ love and affection is what comes to my mind when one thinks of a joint family. In many Indian homes‚ people still prefer joint families to nuclear families. There are reasons a plenty for this preference but the common reason is stability in family ties. Rinki
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Family 4 mark questions Explain what sociologists mean by primary socialisation. Explain what sociologists mean by authority relationships in families. Explain what sociologists mean by a reconstituted family. Explain what sociologists mean by a traditional nuclear family. Explain what sociologists mean by an extended family. Family 5 mark questions Describe one family type found in Britain and explain how it is different from any one other family type. Describe one way in which an
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