Question 20GS2UNKNOWN
शहरी भारत में पारिवारिक संरचना की बदलती प्रकृति पर चर्चा कीजिए। यह बुजुर्गों की देखभाल और युवाओं के समाजीकरण पर किस प्रकार प्रभावित कर रही है? (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) / Discuss the changing nature of family structures in urban India. How is it impacting elderly care and socialization of the youth? (Answer in 250 words)
Introduction
The family as described by GP Murdock is set up for co-production and up bringing of children. This has undergone both structural and functional changes in urban India.
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Main Body
Changing family structures
1Presence of live-in relationships.
2Childless households and dual income-nuclear families
3Homosexual relationships.
4Serial monogamy due to remarriage
5Increasing separation & divorce due to deactivation of individual rights.
6Equal status & improved status of women (E1) Improved divorce for partners
7Breaking away from caste and religious barriers in family → Secularist.
8Nuclear families
Impact & changing structure
(A) On elderly care
1Loosening of bonds with extended family and elderly leading poor care
2Nuclear families - elderly staying away causing lack of care
3Economic dependence of elderly impacting their health care
4Increased anxiety among elderly and mental health issues due to social isolation.
(B) On socialization of youth
1Child as a scapegoat in broken marriages impacting their socialization.
2Parenting curses due to increased focus of parents in career causing incomplete socialization of heritance.
3Caring of youth now need to day-care and schools.
4Socialization is disimproved in certain cases due to increased individualism of liberal values.
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Conclusion
Hence the changing land scape of marriage needs to be understood to address needs of youth & elderly for societal institution & upbringing.
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Topper
Aditya Narayan
AIR 68
Subject & Paper
GS2UNKNOWN
Topic
Social Structure
Family Structure and Changes
Changing family structures in urban India
Writing Stats
223
Total words
18
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