Modern Family And The Socio- Political Transformations In The Urban Context

Abstract

Throughout history, the family has undergone several social transformations reflecting on its structure, roles, and functions. The number of extended families witnessed a gradual decrease until the nuclear family became the dominant feature in modern societies because of a number of economic, technological, and cultural factors. These transformations had a major impact on both the individual and the family. The latter no longer undertakes the entire various social, cultural, economic functions… etc., but has become limited to the functions of education and cultural development. The individual has become more liberated than before within the extended family. .