To start with, family is where we all belong to and from where our identity comes. Everybody has a family and it can be better or worst but family will be with us all the way. So, all things related to the family are very important for the society.
The current family is far different from it was in the past. The traditional family had very specific features:
- It consisted of a man and a woman married and the children they had in common.
- The member of the family that was in charge of the incomes was the father.
- The women were dedicated to the care of the children and very few times worked outside of the home.
- Usually it was the man who made the important decisions in the family. The woman was subjected to man.
In contrast, current family is very different:
- It can consist of a man and woman married like in the past, but it also can consist of two men or two women, or only a woman or only a man.
- There may be children in the family, but the goal of the family is not having them.
- The roles of each member of the family aren't as clearly defined as in the past and the decisions are taken in a more democratic way.
As I have told above the evolution has been radical, and so the meaning of the word family has changed. From my point of view these changes have improved our society making it more fair and happy.
Regarding the family which appears on tv and advertisements. It is a model of family that can exist but it isn't the more common in our society. This model of family is made up by a man and a woman married and one or two children. Besides they don't have any economic problem and are handsome. At least the woman has a job outside of the home.
If all families were like the ones which appear on tv, the society would be better, but also poor and very uniform. In the mass should appear the families that really exist because it would help to understand and respect all the familiar models.
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