Question 14 Marks
Difference between : Joint Family and Nuclear family.
Answer
View full question & answer→| Joint Family | Nuclear Family |
| $(1)$ Grandparents, parents, uncles- aunts, brother- sister and cousins all live together in a joint family. | $(1)$ Parents and their children live together in a nuclear family. |
| $(2)$ There is no burden of work in a joint family. | $(2)$ Burden of work increases in a nuclear family. |
| $(3)$ Even if parents are working, there is no problem in a joint family. The children are looked after. | $(3)$ When parents of a nuclear family are working, looking after children becomes difficult. |
| $(4)$ Old people of the family are cared for in a joint family. They are not left without support. | $(4)$ Since old people have to live alone and separately, life becomes difficult for them. They are not cared for and are left without support. |