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Ishitha AnandAIR 50

Question 20Discuss the changing nature of family structure in urban India. How is it impacting elderly care and socialization of the youth?GS1GS1

शहरी भारत में पारिवारिक संरचना की बदलती प्रकृति पर चर्चा कीजिए। यह बुजुर्गों की देखभाल और सामाजिकता की संतुष्टि के माध्यम से कैसे प्रभावित करता है? (उत्तर 250 शब्दों में दीजिए) / Discuss the changing nature of family structure in urban India. How is it impacting elderly care and socialization of the youth? (Answer in 250 words)

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Introduction

The family structure in Urban India is undergoing rapid changes from multigenerational to single person + family. This has led to isolation in elderly care and lack of socialization of youth.

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Main Body

The family structure in Urban India is undergoing rapid changes from multigenerational to single person + family. This has led to isolation in elderly care and lack of socialization of youth.

(#) (Changing Family Structures)

1Nuclearzation of families

← The traditional joint family norms are being replaced by nuclear families

2Development of Neolocal residences

← The couple shift to a new urban residence

← EarlierPatrilocal residences
3Concept of weekend families

← the working spouse goes to a different city or region and comes home for weekends

4Single Parent family

← emerging due to increasing divorce rates in the country (about 1:17)

← Also, adolescent pregnancy is India is on a rise

5Growing distance Ann elderly parents & elders living in rural areas or old age homes

← Led to shifting of elders to old age homes

6Non-tendence / welfare at Sujon Citizen set, 2017 bring to curbs outs issue

Thus, the name of family structure has become nine of a contradicted Obligation when they may a shared space for co-habiting them

May a shared space for co-habiting them

(a) Rising old age homes in urban India

Impacting elderly care ← (b) Reduced attending to elderly need by elders

(c) Outsourcing of care: (a) Nomines and House-helpe care for elderly

(c) Increased isolation among Elderly

Socialization of youth ← (a) Family as a first agent of socialization ← working trend in Socialization of young

(b) Mobile socialization happening in young ← through Tiktok, Whatsapp

3Disconnect from Parents

(b) Rising addiction in households

The changing family structure brings several challenges that must be solved for a happy society.

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  • Clear identification of major shift (joint to nuclear families)
  • Distinguishes between patrilocal and neolocal residence patterns
  • Identifies key problems (isolation, lack of socialization)
  • Good structure with numbered points

Topper

Ishitha Anand

AIR 50

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Salient features of Indian Society, Diversity of India

Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

Changing family structures in urban India, impact on elderly care and youth socialization

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