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Vipulbhai Karmanbhai ChaudharyAIR 115· 2024

Question 20GS1GS1

Discuss the changing nature of family structures in India. How is it impacting elderly care and socialization of the youth?

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Urban westernity informed elderly modernization, globalization and industrialization are changing dynamics of family structure in urban india.

Changing nature of family structure:

1Shift from Joint family → Nuclear Family only 20% joint family and data
2Changing relationship and social bonding → Normal, sophisticated and were to count with lose of emotional connection
3Family authority → lose of feature as frail authority, rise of young and women's independence
4Single parenting (3% of family)
5DINE family - double income, No kid family - 90% per annum moving
6For NPC - nuclear on bank at one persons one family

Town-sectional family in urban India - scattered living across the regions

Impact on Elderly care:

1Nuclear family → prioritizing (un)elderly → neglecting generational connectin

(ex)SC in 2017 - centre on bank at one persons one family

2Neglecting social security → elderly facing financial dependency and loneliness (ex) Survey - 43% reported loneliness.
3Riling elderly old club in urban areas
4Empty nest syndrome → Aging ghost villages in rural shared negativity

Impact on socialization of youth:

1Helicopter parenting → unnecessary inter extra-maternity in youth's personal life

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Impact on socialization of youth:

1Helicopter parenting → unnecessary inter extra-maternity in youth's personal life
2Nuclear family → losing inter-generational customed transmission among grandparent → youth
3Rising new social value:

° Individualism > Communitying

° consumerism > minimalism

4Today's youth → become global citizens → leaving nested values
5Virtual sociality of youth - study - society use using shared mobile screen
6victim of mental stay loneliness and mental discord due to poor socialization wayforward:

Wayforward:

° promoting equited value among nuclear family (functional joinings)

° reviving social security net for elders

° Traditional socialization of youth

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5Virtual sociality of youth - study - society using shared mobile screen
6victim of mental stay loneliness and mental discord due to poor socialization wayforward:

Wayforward:

° promoting equited value among nuclear family (functional joinings)

° reviving social security net for elders

° Traditional socialization of youth

2Nuclear family → losing inter-generational customed transmission among grandparent → youth
3Rising new social value:

° Individualism > Communitying

° consumerism > minimalism

4Today's youth → become global citizen → leaving nested values
5Virtual sociality of youth - study - society using shared mobile screen
6victim of mental stay loneliness and mental discord due to poor socialization wayforward:

Wayforward:

° promoting equited value among nuclear family (functional joinings)

° reviving social security net for elders

° Traditional socialization of youth

Urban India are changing family-structure which must be checked by continuing India's production-cetre prosea modernity.

452 words34 paragraphs
  • Identified structural shift (joint to nuclear)
  • Quantified changes (20% joint family)
  • Connected to specific social phenomena (empty nest)
  • Identified mental health implications
  • Proposed wayforward solutions
  • Attempted comprehensive conclusion
  • Connected to India's modernization

Topper

Vipulbhai Karmanbhai Chaudhary

AIR 1152024

Subject & Paper

GS1GS1

Topic

Family structures and social change

Changing family dynamics in urban India

Impact on elderly care and youth socialization

Writing Stats

452

Total words

34

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