Debate on Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family: A very good morning everyone. honorable judges, respected guests, teachers and my fellow students. I, Shradha Agrawal feel honored to have been given the opportunity to speak on the debate on joint family vs nuclear family.
A very popular phrase “United we stand, Divided we fall” isn’t this true for the Joint families. Yes, it is. Here I will be speaking in favour of joint families.
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Debate on joint family vs nuclear family is a never-ending topic.
Both nuclear and joint families have their own advantages and disadvantages. But according to my own experience, those who are living in a joint family are the blessed one.
What do people think of a joint family? Is it many people living under one roof? No sorry to say a joint family is much more than that.
Family is the soil where roots of many people are held together and from where we grow as an individual, yet attached to the roots growing into a big tree.
If you listen to the debate on joint Family Vs Nuclear Family you will find Joint families have many more advantages over nuclear families.
- Members of joint families are less likely to suffer from anxiety, loneliness and depression. Each member of the family can seek help from anyone without any hesitation and they would surely get help from someone. Whenever you need someone to talk with you would definitely get someone around you very easily. You are never supposed to be alone in the house.
But in the case of living in a nuclear family when you are stressed out or had an anxiety attack, you would be in a state of discomfort but you won’t find someone to talk to or share your problems with. This is the reason most of the youth in the country belonging to nuclear families are getting involved in taking drugs, alcoholic drinks and becoming addicted to them just because of coming out from depression.
- People living in joint families will learn the importance of adjustment and sharing from childhood because when many people are living under one roof, it requires adjustment and understanding to prevent conflicts.
Kids are taught to share whatever they get or have with their siblings as well as cousins. The concept of ‘sharing is caring’ becomes normal in a joint family, making every individual less selfish and more generous.
Today every corporate talk about sharing, teamwork. This is what a joint family teaches a child.
- In joint families, elderly parents will get the support of grandchildren. Young parents will get the help and experience of their parents in raising their kids. Kids can get plenty of affection, love and care from parents, grandparents and other extended family members. Children can have proper guidance and support from grandparents. Overall a kid is raised with proper attention, love, care and will also learn ethics and morality. When both the parents are working, they don’t have to worry about their children being left back in the house. The support of their parents will be of great help.
- Members of the joint family can sustain even in cases of sudden job losses because most probably there will be more than one earning person in a joint family. Every earning member contributes to the family’s larger goals. The responsibilities of the family are shared by every individual of the family. Joint families are cost-effective units. Shared responsibilities will reduce the burden on everyone.
- Functions and festivals will be super fun. Because of the number of members in a family even a small festival turns into a big function. People living in a joint family do not have to search for happiness outside, they will get it in their home itself.
- When you are living in a joint family, you don’t have to rely on babysitters to take care of them while you go to work or they are never left alone at home. They will be taken care of with love and affection and are always in safe hands. Increasing cases of child kidnapping, human trafficking is worrying issues for parents, but in joint families, this fear will be lesser because there will be a number of people to take care of their children. Parents have the freedom to make time to socialize, catch up with each other at a private dinner, or hang out with friends without worrying about their children.
- People in joint families will get plenty of support in difficult times. There are many experienced people to solve and share their problems.
- People who were raised in joint families can easily mix with other people. As children are adapted to live with different people of different nature, it’ll be very helpful to them in having an active social life.
As a part of this debate on Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family I want to highlight the advantages of a joint family.A joint family is like an ‘umbrella’ which gives you shelter from strong sunlight and stormy clouds. But, when you are stuck up in any problem and lookup with the hope that someone will come to your rescue, the first approaching steps will be of your family members.
Over the past years, the number of joint families all over the world has declined.
Education, westernization, failure of agriculture, unemployment and migration has resulted in the rise of nuclear families all over the country. With the increase in urbanization, nuclear families are taking over the joint family systems.
But when having a debate on joint family Vs Nuclear family you will realize Joint families are many times better one. But things like depression can be only fought by living with a healthy and happy group of people, which is possible in joint families.
Whoever wins the debate on joint Family Vs Nuclear family, finally, I would like to conclude my debate on Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family by a very famous quote “Nuclear Weapons aren’t much of a threat, today; compared to the Families of the World going Nuclear.”
FAQ’s on Debate on Joint Family Vs Nuclear Family
Question 1.
What does a joint family teach you?
Answer:
A joint family teaches you many human values like, loving each other, caring for each other, doing things together, being th+ere for each other. It is not only a group of people who live together, who care for each other, who love each other but those who are ready to give up anything if required to stay together.
Question 2.
What are the characteristics of a joint family?
Answer:
A joint family consists of grandparents, parents and children. All members of a joint family live under one roof and share a common kitchen.
In general, members of a joint family worship a common god called “kuldevta”.
A joint family shares their income or has a common business. Generally, the head of the family manages the joint property on behalf of all its members.
And acts as the head of the family.A joint family consists of three nuclear families and three generations living together.
Question 3.
Why are joint families fading nowadays?
Answer:
Over the past few decades, the number of joint families in all parts of the world has declined. Due to the impact of urbanization, education and westernization, large-scale migration has resulted from rural areas to urban areas.
This has contributed to the disintegration of joint families in India. The failure of agriculture, unemployment and migration has resulted in the rise of nuclear families all over the country.