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Question
Work in pairs and arrive at five points that bring out the benefits and challenges of living in either a nuclear family or a joint family. Share your views with your class.
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Solution
- In a nuclear family:
- A child gets a lot of attention.
- The child need not wait for anything he wants.
- Both the parents shower love and protect him/her from any harm.
- There is no scope for disappointments as parents are anxious to fulfill the needs of their children.
- A child wants a parent to solve all his/her problems and never learns self-reliance.
- In a joint family:
- The child has to wait for what he wants to get.
- There will be many to play with.
- There is plenty of scope for caring and sharing.
- Learn to cope with disappointments and failures in a healthy way.
- Learn to adjust with others and tend to be empathetic.
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