Question Indian families are losing control over their younger generation due to the massive exposure made possible by the digital technology. Discuss (8 Marks 120 Words)
UNDERSTANDING OF QUESTION: write about relation between technology and how it is perceived by modern families. Conclusion can be that technology alone is not responsible for the changes (disruptive) in the family system. | ||
Introduction | The Indian family system has been under an onslaught from the sweeping changes that the globalization has brought due to communication revolution. | |
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Main Body | In Short Run: – Such changes of younger generation getting influenced by technology and media observations can be disruptive in short-run, particularly when they occur at a fast pace. Indian system currently suffers from the problem of too many disruptive changes occurring at a very fast pace. The social changes that western society went through over the course of century have occurred in India in a matter of 2-3 decades. One has to be amazed that along with media exposure the disruptive changes has been aided by following instruments. Massive exposure disrupting the family due to:- · Decreased Control of the Marriage Contract: Marriage is the basis of family. In traditional family the marriage was settled by the parents. The marriage ceremony was based on the principle of male dominance and female obedience. · Changes in Relationship of Man and Woman:-In modern family the woman is not the devotee of man but an equal partner in life with equal rights. · Reduced Size of Family: Due to industrialization and urbanisation the family size has been reduced and parents no longer desire more children rather develop a tendency to have a smaller family with the help of modern contraceptives. · Decline of Religious Control: The modern family is secular in attitude. The religious rites of the traditional family such as early prayer, yagya, etc. are no longer performed in modern family. · Filo Centric Family: In the modern family the trend is towards the filo centric family, where the wishes of children determine the policy of the family. · Separation of Non-Essential Functions: The modern family has given up many functions which were performed by the traditional family. Educational, procreation and care of sick persons functions have been shifted to certain external agencies like hospitals, maternity homes, nurseries kindergarten and schools etc. Apart from it the family is no longer an economic unit. More families rely upon prepared and manufactured goods for consumption. | |
Conclusion | Technology is not going to suddenly disappear, nor is the family. The family unit, like technology, is constantly changing. In the end, it is the role of the parents is to moderate, how much technology is allowed to permeate the core of family communication. Family communication will not be adversely affected by technology if it is monitored and controlled. |
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