How has industrialisation affected the kinship system ?
1. Under the impact of industrialisation and corresponding rural urban migration and consequent urbanisation, the kinship systems have undergone a drastic change. As the size of family has become considerably small and the extended family system appears to be on Wane, the number of relatives with whom regular contact is maintained has substantially gone down.
2. The distant relatives and to some extent tertiary relatives are now ignored by the people. This has also happened on account of growing occupational differentiation and spatial mobility, which has compelled the people to neglect not-so-close relatives as the kins persons, are no longer easily available.
3. Due to modern industrialisation, the feeling of individualism has grown greatly. This value has forced people to become self centered and to feel concerned only about their close and primary relatives.
