It seems today families are vecoming increasingly unstable and members in it are more alienated then before, due to the upgoing divorce rates and the transformation of the society. In this essay, I will try to give some possible causes of this trends and present solutions if there are really some of it. The major causes of this trends are believed twofold.

In the first place, during the past few decades, people have been experiencing the sweeping trends of gender equality; this position has been lifted up a lot, but vecause of the financial independency the have gotten, they become more confident in decision both in the workplace and in their families. Consequently, it brings more quarre, as the dominant position of men has been shaken.

In the second place, in the past few decades, people have also witnessed the overwhelming world-wide industrialization as well as the revolution of the information. THese two primary changes bring devastating result to the original extended families. For one thing, families as a single work unite are no longer suits the need of the factories, as they are too large. For another, people do not need to rely on the elderly for skill learning as they can get almost everyting they want to know from the information highway. Thus, the nuclear families appear.

Before coming up with any possible solutions, I would like to get down to the fundamental and see whether we really need some solutions for this trends. Rather than considering this trends a disturbing issue, I would believe this trends itself, is already the solution to the causes I mentioned above. The transformation of the families from extended one to nuclear one necessarily provides the suitability and makes families better performed its functions to the society and to any individuals; however, when nuclear families are not capable enough coping with the problems brougt by the trends of gender equality, it breaks intoo another form by performing divorce. Therefore, I personally believe that we have already had the solutions which are working well; thus, any extra effor on the seemingly harmony of the society and families is a waste of time.

 

 

In conclusion, it seems te reasons for this trends are well clrear thanks to the gender equality campaign and the global industrialization as well as information revolution. However, I beliebe that this phenomenon would remain almost the same condition for a period of time even if we look for extra methods to help it; as the society needs time to make adjustment to itself and this is an inevitable effort.