There seems little doubt that the extended family is still important for home education. However I strongly agree with the statement that extended family is less important now than it was in the past. For the following reasons, nowadays society needs ti so things rapidly, additionally people`s sence of value changed a lot. These might be the causes why the extended families became less important than the past.
Above all, nowadays is an information- oriented society. Informations are the most imporant factors in this society. Accordingly, we have to do things more quickly for more informations and this is the cause of increasing of nuclear family. Of course the role of extended family is also important, however people do not have enough time to think and care about them these days. So small size of circle such as nuclear family or small club became more effective.
Futhermore, people live in these days have different sence of value with the people lived from the past, and this changes is getting more quickly. Nowadays childrens or students think the same age group is very important for their lives, and the accomplished people who are working in the workplace thinks the members of society he belongs are important for their social activities. Be more good in the society which one belongs is the way of better lifeat present. So we get some habits from the society we belongs, and follow the fashions of the society, and he happy and be sad through the society we belongs in. This phenomenon decreased the roles of the extended family members.
To sum up, because of the reasons I mentioned above, I agree with the statement that extended family is less important now than it was in the past. |