The family?

Question

Is the family breaking down or simply adapting to new social conditions?

Answer 1

It is adapting....

Answer 2

There are elements in society who, for ideological reasons, wish to eliminate the nuclear family. Have you ever read Plato's Republic? Well, no families there, only people being bred like animals and kids being raised by the state. Sparta practiced something very much like this. Certain political and social movers understand that family ties can be the number one reason that the "masses" are hard to control. Too much loyalty to the wife and kids, you know...Too much desire to protect their own. That is why some do conspire to weaken the family. It isn't an accident.

The industrial revolution also weakened the family by weakening the woman's role in the workplace. Where spouses used to work side by side with children at their feet, that is no longer the case as the "breadwinner" would leave home and somebody (generally mom) had to change to the role of caregiver instead of partner.

Also, philosophy of today is very self oriented. People are not willing to compromise or sacrifice anything but only want to satisfy and fulfill their own desires. This really kills family, which requires putting somebody else first.

Answer 3

I'll say adapting to new social conditions,reason is an ideal image of family used to be a mother caring for children and creating a comfortable domestic world for her working husband. But, todays images of family are more likely to reflect the realities of women in the labor force who are trying to take care home and family responsibilities