Living.

Within families I have noticed that there have been many changes. As apposed to earlier days, it is rare to see a nuclear family living within the home of an extended family. Because there are less family farms and more people are becoming involved in their own careers at their own place of work, there has been a huge shift from habituating with extended families to living with their husband (or boyfriend/friends) and/or children. Less people are feeling obligated to continue living with their extended family members.

I am currently in the process of moving out of home and moving in with my boyfriend during the summer months I am in my home town. My parents have been very accepting and supportive of the fact that I am taking this step in my life and I believe this is because of the change in families needs. If my family was a farming family or if we were living in the earlier days when they may of needed my labour, I don’t believe they would be as accepting and most likely appalled at this idea. Changing from an advanced farming industry to a more industrialized society changed our views on the ideas and acceptance of nuclear family living situations.