SHIFTING FAMILIES

LP-1. CHANGING FAMILIES

AIM
To give reasons for the changing
structure of families.
KEYWORDS
Nuclear family,
Joint family.
  What difference do you see in the
picture?
 What is similar in them?

Today, we will find out about some

changes in the structure of family.
 How many of you live in a nuclear
family? And how many in a joint
family?
 How many of you know about
your other family members?
 How many of you know your
grandparent’s names and where
they live?
 What type of family is more
common in India today-nuclear or
joint?
 Where would you find small
families- in cities or village? Why?
 Why are the sizes of families
changing?
 What type of family would you
like to live in? Why?
 CAUSE EFFECTS
 When people  They may leave
move to cities behind another
for finding jobs. family member,
as a result size
of family
becomes smaller
 When elders  Children live on
refuse to their own as a
accompany their result a large
children in a family becomes
new place. smaller.

 House are  One small

smaller in cities family can live
in small house;
so, there are
more nuclear in
cities.
 How is living in a nuclear family
different from living in a joint
family? How is it similar?