The size of a family is determined by the number of members in it. Accordingly, we have a nuclear family or conjugal family, extended family, and joint family. The nuclear family is an isolated family in which father mother and children live. Extended family is a family consisting of a series of close relations. It includes woman, her husband, their children and her married daughter, with her husband. A joint family is defined as a group of several related conjugal or nuclear families in one household. I like the joint family the most. In the joint family, all members are equally sharing all expenses, works and other things with the other members of the family so the burden of work will not be felt by any single person. All children get an equal share of love, care, guidance and education by the elder grandparents so that they never miss anything in their whole life. Similarly, they can also easily get help from their parents. Small children will get teaching guidance from their uncle, aunts, and other family members. The sharing resources with the cousins and sisters help parents to decrease the expenses on their child. On the eve of big occasions like marriage, birthdays, engagements, anniversaries, etc., the work can easily be shared with all members so that the event will be successful. This will bring down the burden from the parents.

1. I live in an extended family.

2.I prefer extended family because of these advantages:

+ The children in the family enjoy multi-parenting.

+ This family structure saves from the loneliness that is generally felt in the nuclear family.

+ Children have many members that can help them in their education.

+ The cousins can play together and share their thoughts and feelings with each other.

+ This family system inculcates family values among each member of the family.

+ The resources are generally pooled together, without burdening any single one.

+ Children learn sharing, caring, and cooperation, which help them develop a bond with the community in society.

+ Household chores are not done by an individual but is shared among the member.

+ Living together generates the feeling of oneness.

+ This kind of structure generates empowerment.

+ It imposes self-discipline.

+ Each member is guaranteed with minimum basic subsistence required for living.

+ Resource pooling saves money.

+ Built, mutual understanding and collaboration among the members.

+ Tradition and culture run down the family.

- The disadvantage of Extended Family

+ The extended family has too much of a responsibility for elderly members.

+ Economic burden might fall more on one person.

+ Loss of independence.

+ Too much of a discipline.

+ Loss of privacy as there are too many people around all the time.

+ Monarchy kind of a family structure.

+ Spoilt children as they are being pampered by the aunts and uncles.

+ Interference in personal chores.

+ Space crunch is a general problem faced in the extended family structure.

+ The generation gap can lead to misunderstanding and conflicts.

+ Different opinions can lead to quarrel among the members.

+ Demand sharing of food, time and space among the members.

+ Shortage of resources is often felt as there are many members.

+ Allows less free time, as too much of a work.

+ Too much of household chore.

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