Unit-1 Family

 A. Find the words from the text to solve the puzzle.

ACROSS

1. the custom of having more than one wife at the same time- polygamy

5. to find an acceptable way of dealing with opposing ideas, needs etc. - resolve

6. the process in which towns, streets, etc. are built where there was once countryside- urbanization

7. the process by which somebody learns to behave in an acceptable way in their society- socialization

DOWN

1. ruled or controlled by men -patriarchal

2. the act of taking over a position – succession

3. done in a way without caring if people are shocked- blatant

4. single-parent- one-parent

Comprehension

B. Answer the following questions.

a. What type of family is thought to be the oldest form of the family?

A nuclear family is thought to be the oldest form of the family.

b. How does a family provide security to its members?

A family provides security to its members through warmth, love, and companionship.

c. What were the features of medieval European family?

- It was patriarchal and extended.

- Polygamy was not practiced.

- The status of women was somewhat improved over that suggested in the Hebrew Bible although they still were not allowed to manage their own affairs.

d. What caused the dissolution of extended families in the West?

Industrialization and urbanization caused the dissolution of extended families in the West.e. What change occurred in gender role in the modern family that emerged after the Industrial Revolution?

Family roles once considered exclusively male or female broke down. Caring for the family, once the duty of the female, is often a joint activity.

f. What is family law?

Family law is the legal relationships among family members as well as the relationships between families and society at large.

g. How is modern marriage defined?

Modern marriage is defined as a voluntary union, usually between a man and a woman.

h. What do special family courts try to do?

Special family courts try to deal more fairly with sensitive issues such as custody of children.

i. What does the legislation on child labour and child abuse declare?

The legislation on child labour and child abuse declares society’s responsibility for a child’s best interests.

j. What is common among most legal systems regarding property?

Division of property left by a deceased family member is common among most legal systems regarding the property.

Critical thinking

a. What changes have started to occur in Nepali families in recent days? What impacts will they bring on the society? Discuss.

Nepali families are modeled mostly in the patriarchal model. Family is structured in both joint and single. However, in modern places like Kathmandu has single-family and a very negligible number of families might not have a patriarchal family but in most of the places, the family is framed in a patriarchal structure.

Women are often perceived as the caregiver and commonly dependent on their husbands. However, in recent days, some remarkable changes have started to occur in Nepali families. The family role once considered patriarchal has broken down. The patriarchal rule has begun to give way to greater equality between the sexes. Caring for the home and children once expected to be the duty of the female is now a shared activity.

As the family role is shared, women are not only limited to the family affair. They hold a vital position in the government and non-government offices. Their economic contribution to the family is really admired. They are also a significant part of the development activities of a country.

b. We see many elderly people in elderly homes these days in Nepal. Some of them are abandoned while others live there willingly. Do you think Nepali people are deviating from their traditional culture? Give reasons.

Nepal is a developing country. In course of time, Nepali has seen many changes in their life. They are traveling in various places and get influenced by other's ways of living. Hence that results in infraction on the belief even within the family. These days many people are sent to elderly people because they are considered to be adjusted  or lived with. Their way of leading life is different from the younger generation. 

In addition to that, there are few people who want to lead an isolated life also take refuge in the elderly homes when they can't look after themselves. Likewise, due to foreign employment, people have to travel from one place to the other and they can't look after their elders. That's why Nepali people are forced to deviate from their traditional culture.