To what extent has industrialisation decreased the importance of the extended family?

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To what extent has industrialisation decreased the importance of the extended family? by Mind Map: To what extent has industrialisation decreased the importance of the  extended family?

1. yes it has decreased the importance of extended family

1.1. it can it be that people move out from rural areas into towns and cities, in order to get jobs hence it decreases extended families white working-class families due to industrialization and jobs in towns and cities left their extended families in rural areas and shifted with nuclear families in cities. thereby leading to a decrease in the importance of extended families.

1.2. for - industrialization has created an increase in employment and household incomes in various families. As a result, household units have become smaller or nuclear as they are able to support themselves financially without the aid of living with other family members in extended households as class mobility increases and they accumulate more wealth.

1.3. For - Industrialization also resulted in the increase of working women in society. As women are able to support themselves financially there has been an increase in single-parent families where they independently support their child/children.industrialization also resulted in the increase of working women in society. Women's ability to support themselves financially resulted in an increase in single-parent families. During this time of modernization perspectives such as feminism were being circulated as well which supported the rise of single-parent households as opposed to extended families.

2. no it has not decreased the importance of extended family

2.1. in some cultures and ethnic groups, extended families are still the norm, for example, south Asians cultures (Indian Pakistani Bangladeshi etc) are still known to have extended family ties even in modern industrial society as they believe that these ties help them to inculcate their cultural values to their children. this also helps to build social ties like marriages within the same community. extended family also helps them build financial ties with each other.

2.2. many women in single parent families are not exactly single they have the support of grandparents or older people in the household, However, increasing incarceration of afro Caribbean males in the modern industrial societies have reduced the ability of both parents to raise children. Therefore, extended families such as grandparents may have to take over the role of parenting and offer to raise the child with the help of working mother.

3. Possible answers: For • Best fit thesis – an extended family suited the needs of a preindustrial society whereas a privatised nuclear one is best for the modern industrial family. • Functionalists, i.e. Parsons, believe that family functions have now been taken over by the state and so an extended family is no longer necessary – structural differentiation. • Industrial society needs a geographically mobile workforce and this would be difficult with an extended family. • Urbanisation meant a move to the cities for a large number of people and this would have proved difficult and expensive with an extended family. • Only functions now left for the family to perform are primary socialisation and the stabilisation of adult personalities, therefore the extended family is less important. • Laslett – industrialisation brought about the formation of smaller family structures. • Modern industrial societies are thought to be meritocratic, therefore the extended family has less to offer family members, i.e. through job opportunities. • Increased social mobility means that families often have different status and class positions, as well as different values and attitudes and thus may have little in common. • Growth of the welfare state reduces the need for the extended family in times of difficulty and stress, therefore further weakening the extended family. • Increasing opportunities for women, i.e. in the employment sector, makes extended families more difficult to sustain. • Increasing number of people choosing not to have children, e.g. the increase in DINK families in China due to living in industrial societies. • Other reasonable response.

4. Against • Modified, extended families may be more typical than isolated nuclear families in a world where the internet and mass communications makes keeping in touch so easy. • In traditional working class communities, the extended family still remains strong and is an important source of support for families (Willmott and Young). • In the Asian community the extended family is still thought to be very important. • The trend towards an ageing population has led to the development of beanpole families, whereby several generations may live alongside one another. • Anderson found that industrialisation actually led to an increase in extended families and that they remained a source of financial and emotional support during the process of moving to a city. • Increasing support from the state via welfare benefits, child policies, education and key professionals are undeniable, but this does not mean that the extended family cannot also contribute towards these functions as well. • ‘Sandwich generation’ and increasing life expectancy may mean that elderly relatives are living with wider kin for support and care. • Decline of the birth and fertility rate leads to smaller families, not industrialisation; • Other reasonable response. Against • Modified, extended families may be more typical than isolated nuclear families in a world where the internet and mass communications makes keeping in touch so easy. • In traditional working class communities, the extended family still remains strong and is an important source of support for families (Willmott and Young). • In the Asian community the extended family is still thought to be very important. • The trend towards an ageing population has led to the development of beanpole families, whereby several generations may live alongside one another. • Anderson found that industrialisation actually led to an increase in extended families and that they remained a source of financial and emotional support during the process of moving to a city. • Increasing support from the state via welfare benefits, child policies, education and key professionals are undeniable, but this does not mean that the extended family cannot also contribute towards these functions as well. • ‘Sandwich generation’ and increasing life expectancy may mean that elderly relatives are living with wider kin for support and care. • Decline of the birth and fertility rate leads to smaller families, not industrialisation; • Other reasonable response.