Family Dynamics

Introduction Dating back from where written history is recorded, humans are known to be animals that lives and interacts in groups. In evolutionary psychology, the role that males and females play is stated clearly. The tasks that human have back in ancient times are simple, all the activities they do are mainly for the sake of survival. Males at that time would hunt in the forest so that the prey that they get will be able to feed their families and the skin can be their clothes. As for females, their tasks are to gather fruits, edible weed and also take care of their little ones. However as the time goes, evolution occurs both to human race and also to the society. Human nowadays no matter males or females are more develop and well-skilled. As compared to when human race are not well-developed, we now have more responsibilities and with more responsibilities comes more complications. For an instance, followed with the evolution of the society, the interaction and social tasks that an individual holds is more advanced as compared to before. It is very common to develop complication during a conversation as everyone have different style of interaction therefore the increase interaction will also increase conflicts. Besides that, the role played by both female and male has slightly changed since before. An example to be raised is the ability of a female at leading a singlehood life or even widowed yet raised their children into successful individuals. Just by the role change can make a huge difference no matter to the society, culture or family. Traditionally, there are two different types of family structures that are commonly known which are the nuclear family and the extended family (Blessing, 2012). The nuclear family refers to a family that consists of the parents and their biological or adopted children. The extended family on the other hand refers to a family of the standard nuclear family and some other relatives who lives under the same roof. Besides

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