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Social Institutions: Continuity And Change
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In what ways can changes in social structure lead to changes in family structure?

Answer

  1. According to social structure, a family can be male headed or female-headed; migration of men in search of work can increase the number of female headed households.
  2. After independence, the rapid processes of industrialisations and urbanisation have changed the structure of the extended families to nuclear families.
  3. The long work schedules of young parents may lead to increasing number of grand parents moving in as care givers for young grand children.
  4. The changes in the family structure may occur accidentally as when a war takes place or people migrate in search of work. Sometimes the changes in the family structure are purposely brought about.

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