What are the advantages and disadvantages of having a nuclear family and joint family?
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Explanation:- The individual nuclear family.
Advantage of Nuclear Family:
(1) Development of Personality:
Nuclear family plays an important role in the development of personality of individuals. Children are more close to the parents and can have more free and frank discussion about their problems with parents which helps for the better development of their personality.
(2) Better Condition of Women:
In nuclear families the condition of woman is better than joint families. She gets enough time to look after her children. She also gets time to plan and manage her house according to her own idea. There is no interference of elders. Her husband can also devote more attention to the wife in nuclear family.
Disadvantages:
(1) Economic disadvantage:-
The property of the family is divided among the brothers and each live separately. The land being subdivided does not yield much production resulting the land as an uneconomic holding. On the other hand one has to employ other labours to achieve the desired goal due to limited size of family. In this way the economic loss is more in nuclear family by paying remuneration to the labourers.
(2) Insecurity of Children:
In nuclear family both husband and wife adopt profession outside the family, then children are neglected and looked after by the servants. They feel lonely and emotional insecure. They develop more anxiety. If the bread winner dies or becomes incapable to en, there is no one to support the family. Even in time of emergency like sickness, accident or during pregnancy family members are very much neglected and there is no one to take care of them.
JOINT FAMILY:-
Merits of a joint family:
Togetherness: Growing up with cousins, uncles, aunts and grandparents gives children the opportunity to connect with everyone and forge close bonds. Especially, the bond with grandparents, which almost every child cherishes. This feature is among the key characteristics of a joint family.
Imbibing family values: Many values that parents want to teach children are taught well in the joint family system. Growing up together, children learn to share, care for and respect everyone. They also learn how to empathise with those around them.
Shared support system: For working parents, who need someone trustworthy to be around their children, the joint family system is a boon. With uncles, aunts or grandparents around, who care for children and have their best interest in mind, parents feel less worried. Thus, they have the freedom to make time to socialise, catch up with each other at a private dinner, or hang out with friends.
Division of labour: A joint family works like a big team, especially when it comes to doing household chores like cooking or cleaning. Family members get together and ensure that tasks are done on time and, sometimes, even before time. As a result, no family member ever feels stressed about work.
Financial security: All the earning family members contribute to the common fund for household expenses. This system also acts as a security net. When a member suffers monetary loss or loss of job, others get together to ensure that his or her daily needs are taken care of.
Demerits of a joint family:
Lack of together time/privacy: With many family members around, the lack of privacy and/or together time, can become an issue. If a particular family member is called up frequently to shoulder responsibilities, it can lead to disharmony in married life. Also, in a joint family, a couple always has to be mindful about being watched and heard when they want to exchange a compliment or a gesture or, engage in a discussion or an argument.
Decreased freedom to express: A couple, especially the woman, might struggle with finding her comfort zone outside her room. She might not have a say in many aspects like deciding on food choices, decorating the house or even, wearing something that is comfortable for her and stepping out of her room. At times, her ideas might also be dismissed by other family members.