1. I live in an extended family.

2.

– The advantage of Extended Family

+ The children in the family enjoy multi-parenting.

+ This family structure saves from the loneliness that is generally felt in the nuclear family.

+ Children have many members that can help them in their education.

+ The cousins can play together and share their thoughts and feelings with each other.

+ This family system inculcates family values among each member of the family.

+ The resources are generally pooled together, without burdening any single one.

+ Children learn sharing, caring, and cooperation, which help them develop a bond with the community in the society.

+ Household chores are not done by an individual but being shared among the member.

+ Living together generates the feeling of oneness.

+ This kind of structure generates empowerment.

+ It imposes self-discipline.

+ Each member is guaranteed with minimum basic subsistence required for living.

+ Resource pooling saves money.

+ Built, mutual understanding and collaboration among the members.

+ Tradition and culture run down the family.

– The disadvantage of Extended Family

+ The extended family has too much of a responsibility for elderly members.

+ Economic burden might fall more on one person.

+ Loss of independence.

+ Too much of a discipline.

+ Loss of privacy as there are too many people around all the time.

+ Monarchy kind of a family structure.

+ Spoilt children as they are being pampered by the aunts and uncles.

+ Interference in the personal chores.

+ Space crunch is a general problem faced in the extended family structure.

+ The generation gap can lead to misunderstanding and conflicts.

+ Different opinions can lead to quarrel among the members.

+ Demand sharing of food, time and space among the members.

+ Shortage of resources is often felt as there are many members.

+ Allows less free time, as too much of a work.

+ Too much of household chore.

1. I'm living in a nuclear family.

2. Advantages and Disadvantages of

- Nuclear family:

+ Development of Personality

+ Less number of children

+ Individual Responsibilities

+ Economic disadvantage

+ Agency to Develop Bad Qualities of Inmates

+ Loneliness

+ Insecure For Old, Widow, and Divorce - Extended family

+ Family members can help out and look after each other.

+ There is always someone available to look after the child if needed.

+ Advice is close at hand

+ There is close family bonding and can enjoy each others company

+ Grandparents can see their grandchildren grow up, and children may have cousins to play with

+ The family knows all your business.

+ Grandparents may interfere when not needed and correct what you are doing.

+ Lack of privacy and may be disagreements about how to bring up a child.