The ideal family from the American perspective has traditionally been known as the nuclear family by sociologists. The nuclear family‚ consisting of a married couple and their unmarried children‚ materialized as a romantic ideal as the Industrial Revolution transformed the United States into a country where families didn’t have to depend on many children and extended families for help on a farm or financial stability and families got smaller. Wealthier families could afford to have a home for themselves
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The emergence of single parent family is supposed to be the result of modern lifestyles‚ and has become more popular in our society. From your own knowledge and observation‚ discuss some impacts of such family pattern on each family member and/or the whole society. You have 50 minutes to write an essay of 250-300 words on the above topic. SINGLE PARENT FAMILY – A TREND OF MODERN LIFE Whereas some decades ago‚ Vietnamese people preferred to live in extended households‚ which are composed of three
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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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Families are the backbone of today’s society. They provide the support and normalcy that humans need to thrive in the 21st century. Although there are many different types of families‚ nuclear and blended seem to be the most common. Nuclear families consist of two parents and their children whereas blended families include a couple and their children from this and all previous relationships. These two types of families can be compared or contrasted based on structure‚ bonds and support‚ and who has
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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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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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material from item 2B and elsewhere‚ asses the view that the nuclear family is no longer the norm. A nuclear family is today seen as only one of many family types in modern day society‚ there are many different variations. Some sociologists say that nuclear families is and should remain the norm‚ whilst others believe that society is now too diverse to simply have only one family type. A reason in particular that nuclear families are no longer the norm is That‚ divorce rate has increased. Research
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Healthy ageing is about ‘optimising opportunities for good health‚ so that older people can take an active part in society and enjoy an independent and high quality of life’(Healthy Ageing: A Challenge for Europe). Ageing is not necessarily a burden‚ and it does not necessarily decrease a person’s ability to contribute to society: older people can make valuable and important contributions to society‚ and enjoy a high quality of life. But this depends on treating ageing as an opportunity rather
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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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