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Joint Family System Aswin Venkatesh

The joint family system is practiced in many different countries, where younger generations can take care of their loved ones. This system is all about grandparents, parents, sons and daughters, spouses and their children living in the same household. There are both advantages and disadvantages with a joint family system Some advantages of this system of living is that the whole family would share the burden of financial support. Some joint families have even had generations living in the same house. Another advantage is that the whole family would respect the elder’s decisions at times. On the other hand, a disadvantage of the joint family system is that the whole family might fight on the right thing to do if one member in the family has a better solution to the problem, for example. Some joint families even break up and never want to see each other’s faces in their life ever again. Many families may break up because of one’s religion or personal decisions. What I would say to this type of system is that I would not recommend this type of system now a days because many families will start to hate one another because of their decisions in the family or in the community. Another reason I would not support this system of living is because that the family’s choices of punishment may be different when the generations change. Some families might not even have a punishment rule. Other families may support marriage from one’s own community/social class or religious background. In conclusion, the joint family system is a social practice where generations of family live under the same roof. This system may be beneficial to some, but it has some disadvantages as well. Hence, I do not support this type of system because many families have different points of view and opinions about matters in life.