Answers of grandparents

SIMILARITIES

1.Family Values-honesty, discipline, respect for elders.

2.Likes about the Family.

3.Important characteristics of Family like love, care and sharing.

DIFFERENCES

1.Positive aspects of changes in the Family.

2.Change in the role of Family.

3.Special Events which made them feel important in the family.

Conclusion of answer of grandparentsMarriage is the universal practice where divorce is rare and every marriage produces children. Almost all marriages are arranged by family elders on the basis of caste, economic status and education.

Within families, there is a clear order of social precedence and influence based For almost all Indians, the family is the most important social unit. There is a strong preference for extended families, consisting of 2 or more married couples (brothers, uncles, grandparents), who share finances and common kitchen.

Within families, there is a clear order of social precedence and influence based on gender, age and in case of women, the number of her male children gender, age and in case of women the number of her male children.

The senior male member of the household, whether father, grandfather or uncle, is typically recognised as the family head and his wife assigns all the household tasks to the other female family members

Answers of parents SIMILARITIES

1.Important family matter discussed with family members.

2.Hierarchy was respected.

3.Values like honesty, discipline, truthfulness, helping each other.

DIFFERENCES

1. Special Events which made them feel important in the family.

2.Family Structure.

3.Change in the role of family members.

Conclusion of answer of parents

Since time immemorial the joint family has been one of the salient features of the Indian society. But the 20th century brought enormous changes in the family system. Nuclear families have become more common.

The virtual disappearance of traditional joint family from the urban scene, increase in life expectancy, rise in the proportion of female-headed households, decrease in average age of household heads, greater tension and conflicts between wife and husband, parent and children, increased freedom of marital choice, continuous consultations between children and parents in family matters have changed the traditional way of living in family.

The emergence of financially independent career oriented men and women, who are confident of taking their own decisions and have to have a sense of individual achievement has greatly contributed to the disintegration of the joint family.

Comparison of answers of parents and grandparents

Similarities

1.Values like honesty and discipline.

2.Hierarcy is respected.

3.Members of the family are given utmost importance.

Differences

1.Change in the role of the family members.

2.Family structures.

3. Special Events which made them feel important in the family.

Conclusion answers grandparents and parents

Trends in families have changed over the last 60 years. Families back in those days usually had a stay-at-home culture. The mother was usually a home maker home and the father usually worked to earn for the family.

Today married women with children have careers outside their homes, and sometimes it is the father who manages the household.

People now marry across the traditional barriers of caste, creed and economic status to make a family.

Has the role of people in family changed ?

65%-YES

30%-NO

5%-CAN’T SAY

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ParentsGrandparents

Which family matters were discussed with them when they were teenagers ?

Studies Renovation Holidays PurchasesFree Time

20%

15%

10%5%

50%

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