scholarly journals Change in Family Structure in the Modern Times

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Himani Bhasin
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Special Kind ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
System A ◽  
The Family

In India, the land of culture and unity, culture and unity are well manifested in the structure of society, indeed in the smaller unit of a society i.e. family. A family is a set of human beings related to each other in a non-professional manner, giving rise to a concrete cohesion within the family. Love, care, and affection are the most prominent human values, which are responsible for maintaining these bonds of relationships within a family. Typically, a nuclear family may be conceived as a unit consisting of a couple, children, and grandparents, and pets. In India however, there exists a special kind of family structure that really is quite vivid in the way it manages to handle and keep intact the human relations. This special kind of family structure is Joint Family System. A joint family is a collection of more than one, nuclear families that are interconnected by blood relations or marital relations. All the members, regardless of which particular nuclear family (within that joint family) they belong to, live together and share happiness, grief, and virtually every kind of problem and joy together. The joint family in itself simulates a typical view of our multi-cultural, multi-lingual, yet tightly intertwined Indian society. Indian president replies to a question related to spiritual strengths of India as:

scholarly journals Changing Scenario of Family System in India: An Analysis Against the Backdrop of Changing Social Values

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karunanithi Gopalakrishan
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Social Values ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Living Arrangement ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Social Unit ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Predominant Type ◽  
Value Shift

The predominant type of living arrangement in pre-independence India was joint family system. It was based on the notion of collectivism and charity. It was a serving place for not only nurturing and preserving social values, but also passing them down through generations. After the advent of industrialization and subsequent emergence of urbanization and modernization, the joint families started disintegrating into nuclear families. The modern nuclear family is perpetually promoting the principle of individualism or independence in contrast to the value of collectivism deep-rooted in joint family. It is, therefore, a value shift in family from collectivism to individualism. It is followed by a loyalty shift in family from lineal ties to conjugal ties. Consequently, nuclear family has become an indispensible social unit in contemporary Indian society. However, its sustainability may perhaps be uncertain in a distant future because of the inclination of present younger generation to complete independence in life. Probably this may result in the emergent of a new type of living arrangement to satisfy the needs of generations of people in a remote future.

scholarly journals Comparative Study of Family Pathology Based On Old-Age Habitants & Family Habitants

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Himani Bhasin
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social System ◽  
Human Values ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Social Unit ◽  
System A ◽  
Emotional Relationships ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

The family is a primary social unit of every culture. In India, the family rather as an individual has been considered as the unit of social system. A family is a set of human beings related to each other in a non-professional manner, giving rise to a concrete cohesion within the family. Love, care, and affection are the most prominent human values, which are responsible for maintaining these bonds of relationships within a family.  The Indian family reflects the socio-cultural fabric of Indian society, its philosophy and values. (Sethi, 1989) The relationships within a family are complex of varying degrees of intensity and myriad in nature. The emotional tone, which governs the relationship between any two persons, is continuously influenced in its course by emotional relationships of all others in the family.

Parenting and Marital Trust in Japan

2005 ◽  
Vol 96 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atsushi Sakai
Keyword(s):  
Family Structure ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Extended Family ◽  
Nursery School ◽  
Parenting Behavior ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
The Family ◽  
Japanese Mothers ◽  
The Relationship

This study examined the relationship between marital trust, mothers' parenting stress and maladjusted parenting behavior in Japan. The participants consisted of 327 Japanese mothers who reside in the greater Tokyo area and whose children go to kindergarten or nursery school (the children's ages range from 3 to 6 years. Participants were asked to complete questionnaires about their family structure (nuclear or extended family), demographic information about their child (sex, age, birth order, etc.), marital trust, parenting stress, and maladjusted childrearing behavior. Analysis indicated that the relationship between marital trust, mothers' parenting stress and maladjusted childrearing behavior was different depending on the family structure. More specifically, for mothers in nuclear families, marital trust, especially the sense of being trusted by the husband, was associated with parenting behavior directly as well as indirectly via parenting stress. In contrast, for mothers in an extended family marital trust was not associated with maternal parenting behavior. The results were discussed in terms of the differences in the availability of social support in a nuclear family compared to the extended family.

scholarly journals Digu Puja: A ritual to revitalize the family unity among the Newars

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tina Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Unity

Digu puja is a ritual of worshipping lineage god among the Newars of Kathmandu valley. With the brief discussion of the puja rituals this paper gives a detailed account of the family system in Nepal starting from ancient period. Following the developments in the field of education and politics how the joint family system was disintegrated and how the concept of nuclear family emerged in Nepal will also be discussed. And finally, how other festivals along with Digu Puja are helping to create a binding link amongst the separated family members will be analyzed.

scholarly journals Digu Puja: A ritual to revitalize the family unity among the Newars

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 117-126
Author(s):  
Tina Manandhar
Keyword(s):  
Family System ◽  
Nuclear Family ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Detailed Account ◽  
Kathmandu Valley ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Unity

Digu puja is a ritual of worshipping lineage god among the Newars of Kathmandu valley. With the brief discussion of the puja rituals this paper gives a detailed account of the family system in Nepal starting from ancient period. Following the developments in the field of education and politics how the joint family system was disintegrated and how the concept of nuclear family emerged in Nepal will also be discussed. And finally, how other festivals along with Digu Puja are helping to create a binding link amongst the separated family members will be analyzed.

scholarly journals Personality of ‘Only Children’ and ‘Children with a Sibling’

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaya Eknath Badi
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Ocean Model ◽  
T Test ◽  
Joint Family ◽  
Nuclear Families ◽  
Only Children ◽  
Five Factors ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Differences

Nowadays in India, a social and family structure is changing rapidly. Society is shifting from its traditional joint family structure to nuclear families. In last few years, it is observed that couples prefer to keep their family smaller and many of them even prefer to have only one child. The current study tries to explore the effect of being single or having a sibling on the personality of children. Following the OCEAN model of personality, NEO-FFI was administered on 200 college students. 50 girls and 50 boys without a sibling and 50 girls and 50 boys with one sibling were selected from senior colleges in Pune city. By using ‘t’ test the mean differences were statistically computed. Results showed that there are no significant differences between only children and children with a sibling on all five factors of personality (Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism).

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