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Title: The extended family (grandparent, cousin, aunts, uncles) become less important in modern society than the past
During the past several centuries, the extended family was highly common, whereas in modern society, it becomes less prevalent than before. Why could this happen? Compared with society in the past, modern society has many factors, such as distinct habits, personal privacy, and money, which can influence the significant of extended family. As far as I am concerned, the extended family plays a less important role in modern society. My views can be substantiated by the following arguments.
Diversity of modern society causes people to have more and more living habits. This is because several new inventions, such as television, computer, produce enormous varieties in people’s behaviors. Thus, extended family can not suit modern people who have dissimilar habits. In the past, the life is simple. Family members have few things to do and could abide regular timetable easily. Nowadays, listening rock music, watching basketball in television are not suitable for elder, even people who in the same age have dissimilar tastes. So noise these actions are that people have to do their best to balance their habits and others’ rest. In addition, different member may have distinct work time. So in order to take supper together, people in extended family have to wait for a long time until everyone is back home. If people could live accord their own habits, they will feel pleased and relaxed.
Privacy appears more significant for modern people. It is conceivable that fast pace and competition engender more pressure than before. In the past, grandpa, uncle and cousin live together. They do not have complex society relationship. So there is not much privacy need to keep. Nevertheless, in modern society, people may meet difficulties in jobs or have dispute with friends, or even make mistakes outside. What if they want to vent? If in a private house, they can be cry, angry or even speak no words whole day. It is apparent that the extended family can not provide independent space for them.
Money also has influence on the extended family. In the old days, family member are willing to share lots of resources. For example, they could use their own savings to buy food, add new furniture and so on. They do not care whether every member should contribute equally. But now, the value of society makes money sensitive. Nobody wants to pay a little bit more money to buy something for family. Even someone would like profit at others expense. Therefore, is it not necessary for people live in an extended family?
Although the extended family means less than before, some people still miss it. People miss such kind of simplicity and harmony in extended family. Present, if habits, privacy and money are taken into account, people would choose to leave extended family. |
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