Due to the extremely changed society, the shapes of family have changed by several factors. Some people say that the extended family is still as crucial as in the past. However, I don`t disagree with this. Thus, in this paper, I will describe several reasons and examples why I think the extended family is less important now that it was past.
To begin with, jobs have changed through developments of the country. In the past, it is general that many people lived together because lots of labors were needed due to agriculture society. The more family members get together, the more productivity increases. However, nowadays there are lots of jobs in the world that don`t need to the efforts of whole family. Therefore, most of the family members have different jobs and it hard to makes family live in the same house.
On top of that, the influx of the western culture has transformed traditional thinking. In Korea, there are some practices which should get together frequently in order to hold ceremonies for the repose of one`s ancestors in the past. However, these some practices have changed by the western religions that do not think the practice is important. Therefore, relatively family does not need to get to together. Also, cultural life has altered from cooperative activities to individual entertainments in result from huge gap between old parents and their young adults. Even they want to live respectively.
Last, when it comes to kid`s education, the family roles of the education has varied. It is a fact that the extended family helps their children character education effectively in the past. But, recently most kid`s education almost depends on not family but the school which are located in place they live. The roles of the education by extended family`s education are less important because there are lots of thing to learn which can not learn from family. Therefore, most parents especially, most Korea mothers want to move to the place that can get relatively good education. As a result, more and more the nuclear family is common.
In conclusion, the extended family did have advantages in the past. However, nowadays, it is difficult due to various jobs, western culture and changed education. Therefore, I think the extended family is not important now rather than in the past. |