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Difference between Traditional
and Modern Families in India
Women need to wake early to prepare breakfast for everyone in their families. On the other
hand, we don’t see this event a lot in modern families. Women can wake up at the same time with
their husbands and don’t prepare anything.
This is one example that shows the difference between traditional families and modern families
in our country. I think there are a lot of differences, but I’m going to contrast only three big differences,
which are size, head of family and discipline.
One important difference is size of family. Size
of traditional families are larger than modern
families. Normally they have more than ten people
in their families, whereas modern families have
only three to four people. Traditional families always
live with their relatives and have a lot of children,
which is the reason why they are big families.
Another reason is their work. Traditional families
are farmers. Members of families can work at their
farms, therefore, they don’t hire workers. They can save a lot of money.
In contrast, modern families don’t need anyone to help their work because they work in the office.
They only have one or two children and don’t live with their relatives. I think this difference affects
modern families because they will not know their relatives, as traditional families do. They only meet
them on special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings and New Year.
For example, children aren’t used to meeting their grandparents because they only see them a
few times per year. They will not respect them as much as they should have. I think it will become an
aggressive problem in our societies because they don’t know how to esteem or sympathise older
people. Children won’t obey or help them when they grow up. For instance, teenager don’t obey their
teachers, as they should be or they won’t give seats to old people when they see them in public
places.
Another difference between traditional families and modern families is head of family. Men are
always head of traditional families. Women usually take care of children at home, whereas men work
outside. Women and children must listen and follow whenever men tell them. Men have the power to
order members of their families to do everything, even if they don’t like to do. For example, fathers can
choose husbands for their daughters. It is not a good idea for women and children always need to
believe their command, so now they’re changed to modern families, where the lady of the house also
calls the shots as powerful as the husbands.
P Neel Kamal, P/Nvk
CGHQ
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