Some people say that the extended family is not as important now as it once was. Others think that its worth has not changed because people always need help from their family members.
Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.
It is a common belief that it is still necessary to belong to a big family these days. However, there is a more persuasive argument that its importance has decreased because communication technology and welfare system of government have developed.
One the one hand, some people insist that connection between family members is still important. They say people need to share problems at home and appropriate measures should be taken simultaneously by family members who are the closest to each other. It is clear that a family member is the one who can lend a hand firstly among many neighbors. For example, if someone was accused of a car accident, he can solve the occasion rapidly with the help of a sibling who is a lawyer. This situation could be worse if there was no lawyer connection around him. However, it would be a fortune for him that he can be helped by a family member.
Nevertheless, I support the idea that nuclear family is enough, since first, the state of the art technology has improved so that we can get in touch with family members such as cousins whenever we need their help. In the past, in a big family, it was an advantage that people could share their daily lives and give advice or lend a hand right away for each other. However, nowadays, people can call on smart phones or send messages on social media, which makes need for gathering physically in a house obsolete. Furthermore, secondly, seniors also don’t desperately need the aid of descendants anymore. Government is implementing diverse policies that provide compensations for the olds. Utilizing that, seniors can live in retirement home and hire housekeepers.
To sum up, while it is apparent that people still can get benefits from their family members, it is undeniable that they still can be assisted by each other as a state of nuclear family, and the gravity of large family has lessened due to the aids from authority.