Consequence of change in the contemporary family relationships

Contemporary family arrangements are changing, but these changes are not as dramatic as they seem.Some aspects of the family have shifted, but many of the changes have been adjustments to larger societal transformations rather than a reaction to individual preferences. Within the progression of society the concept of family is a traditional sense gets left behind, as the focus of our collective attention is aimed toward bettering the future, not incorporating the past.The ease with which a typical family unit can be reshaped, redesigned, or totally abandoned in favor of a new and better configuration is indicative of societal gravitation toward what is the least amount of effort for the maximum diversity.While change can be healthy, ones needs to question if the renunciation of the traditional concept of family is the best long-term interest of all, or is just directed at a quick fix for problematic relationships. The days of the traditional concept of a stay-at-home-mother and a father who is the familys sole financial support are long gone, forced into obscurity by a changing economic structure.It is nearly impossible in todays world for a family with several children to survive on only one paycheck, and often families with two paychecks have financial troubles.With financial instability comes stress,with stress comes disharmony, and with disharmony at home comes a revelation for married partners that the relationship is not working.The causes of the breakdown in the family unit often go unrecognized,as well as the possibility of working together toward reconciliation.The ease with wich family can be dissolved through divorce becomes apparent, and the path of least resistance and effort is taken in ignorance. The traditional concept of family has been altered by a shift in morality, one that does not chastise parenthood without marriage. The more casual modern relationship between a man and a woman does not promote the formation of a monogamous pact, and there is nothing unusual about a man fathering 3 children with 3 different women. The creation of single parent homes immediately destroys any hope of a traditional family, and in these cases the closest situation is a loving step-parent who can restore a sense of normality to the family unit. The change in the traditional concept of family is a cultural problem mostly, and needs to be addressed as such if any hope of retaining the institution exists. Drug and alcohol abuse,

crime, and violence have always been around to destroy families, and are seemingly more prevalent today than ever. Until the ignorance of the individual is erased, the concept of the traditional family will continue to vanish

Cozma Claudia RISE II, Grupa IV