cause and effect of unit family, individualism

ĐỀ 13/4/2013

As countries develop, their population starts to live individually or the very small family units. In your opinion, why is this and what are the effects on society?                                                                                                

Cause

- Open thinking and enjoy freedom

- Focus on economic target

- Family conflicts

- Easy to teach children

- Be affected western culture

- Have little land to afford bigger families

Effects 

Negative 

- Self-centered and selfish

- Lose cultural identity

- Be involved in social evils

Positive

- Liberate people from old unhealthy value

- Avoid family conflicts

- Gain more autonomy and focus on educating children more effectively

- Individuals become more independent

Some people think that the existence of nuclear family is conducive to economic development of countries while others prefer the old-fashioned way- extended family. My essay will discuss causes and effects of smaller-unit family type on our entire society.

Smaller unit family in the modern world is defined into several kinds from nuclear, single mother, single father, single or even widow ones. It is believed that as a consequence of being bread-winners of big family, husbands or wives felt overloaded and stressed. Hence, they look for an outlet that is to live in a family in which they can have more control and less economic responsibility. The old day example did show that a man was in charge of raising his children, parents, grand-parents and other relatives, culminating in his feeling of fatigue and even worse domestic violence. In addition, as the western culture grows more prevalent these days, people are imbued with the idea of respecting individualism instead of collectivism. For this reason, a smaller unit of family is preferable. Children, thanks to this, receive better attention from parents while parents are less burdened with mountains of responsibilities. With less land available to afford big groups of people, it is inevitable that people begin to detach each other to find a place of living of their own. 

When it comes to effects of this trend, it is true that family members and people lead an open life with more space of their own. They who used to be imposed by ideas of different generations are now liberated to live with whom they love, follow career they adore and voice their own opinion. Once they are no longer stuck with such big families and groups, they nurture their independence in thinking and learn to stand on their own feet, economically and mentally. The old nowadays mostly have to agree that the young are more active, autonomous and passionate. Meanwhile, because of being accountable for bigger families, they were unable to live with own inner voice and often saw their potentials go wasted. Nevertheless, cons of this trend are seen. Due to living on their own away from big community, people tend to be more self-centered and disconnected. Such diseases like autism, mental disorders and sexual disorientation are seen to escalate in today’s world. Without older generation’s careful guidance, little do the young learn to appreciate the past and traditional value. Because of this, there have been more and more kids being assimilated into other cultures, leading hedonistic lifestyles and being involved in social evils. Single mother or father family is the type of family unit which only receives caring from one gender and affects children’s mental development adversely as a result.

-         Culminate (v) : lên đến tột bậc , cực điểm

-         Fatigue /fə'ti:g/ (n) sự mệt nhọc, mệt mỏi

-         Individualism (chủ nghĩa cá nhân) > < collectivism (chủ nghĩa tập thể)

-         Adore (v) : kính yêu, quý mến, tôn sung

-         Disorder (n)(v) rối loạn , lộn xộn

-         Disorientation (n) mất phương hướng

-         Hedonistic (Adj) : khoái lạc, hưởng lạc

-         Assimilate (v) tiêu hóa, đồng hóa