How has globalization and urbanization impacted the Indian family system?

These have impacted the family system in the following ways: Positive impacts: - Infusion of ideas of equality, liberty in the family system – reducing patriarchy and gender discrimination - More avenues of economic opportunities for men and women – strengthening of ties – equality in gender. - More power to women in decision making - Changing gender roles and division of labour. Males taking up house care functions. Negative impacts: - Changing nature of socialization of children – due to nuclear families - Changing values from joint family to nuclear family system - Work stress – reduced work-life balance detrioriating quality of relationships - Childcare outsourced to nannies which may lead to poor parenting - Increasing amount of divorces. - Loss of social support that came from joint families - Class divides and valuing materialism over social relations.

— ADITYA VIKRAM AGARWAL · AIR 9