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A 3 page assessment of how the modern family has deteriorated in comparison to the extended families of yesteryear. This paper encourages us to accept responsibility for the blame for this deterioration and to seek to restore the familial support structures that were in place just a couple of generations ago. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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as are the number of dysfunctional families that are struggling to barely keep their heads above water in modern society. The reasons for this related to declining societal mores.
This decline can also be attributed to industrialization and the dissolution of the nuclear families of old that characterized our primarily agrarian lifestyles. Mostly, however, it is due
to us as a society allowing these changes to occur. While it would be convenient to place the blame on our government or some other entity, the harsh reality
is that only we have control over our families. Sullivan and Thompson (1990) describe the family as the "oldest and most fundamental of
all social institutions" (p. 240). In traditional societies marriage is regarded as a holy union between a man and a woman. The concept of family brings to mind the
classic three-pronged structure of mother, father, and children. The concept also traditionally encompasses extended family members such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. In modern society, however, marriage
is often viewed as a temporary arrangement and one that will evolve as society dictates. The concept of family has already evolved to the point, in fact, where the
extended families of old have been severed. So-called nuclear families have arisen in their place. This has occurred, in part, as our society transitioned from a primarily agrarian
lifestyle where families had to pull together just to subsist. Grandparents often shared the homes with their adult children and their children. Aunts, uncles, and cousins were all
in close relationship to one another and provided tremendous support in regard to child rearing, family economics, and numerous other functions. This family structure was critical as well in
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