Is Institution of Families Disintegrating in Pakistan?
Is institution of families disintegrating in Pakistan? | Submitted By: Anbreen Waheed.
Family which is the social institute of any society, considered the symbol of unity and strength. In which family members share the same name, the same collective reputation, the same home and the same traditions. This is the ideal concept of family. But today’s Families which are amongst our society. There is a great danger threatening our community, namely, the phenomenon of family disintegration, which has become our trademark.
Some analysis argue that: Many families are collapsing from the inside even if they appear to be cohesive, for, in reality, each individual among them lives his own life and is in his own world. Everyone has his own concerns and problems, which no one else shares with him, and nobody senses any commitment towards the others or that he is obliged to do anything for someone else.
Sometimes, two people within the same household may not even talk to each other and you would find that the father sleeps in one room and the mother in another. This is just a plain example and there are many others of its kind, reflecting the breakdown of families.
To prove this they give following statements:
* Joint Family System and Industrialization:
Joint family system in Pakistan is considered the tradition. This family system is most common and suitable to agricultural and urbanization. But Pakistan is on the way to industrialization and urbanization. With the establishment of the new industries the urban families move from villages to the cities to find out the better job. And this becomes a cause of family breakdown. For example in Karachi, Faisalabad and Lahore the process of moving toward here very faster than before.
* Lack of independence:
As decisions are centralized, individuals lose opportunities. Opportunities may be personal (traveling, educational, career etc.), social (marriage, forming
Family which is the social institute of any society, considered the symbol of unity and strength. In which family members share the same name, the same collective reputation, the same home and the same traditions. This is the ideal concept of family. But today’s Families which are amongst our society. There is a great danger threatening our community, namely, the phenomenon of family disintegration, which has become our trademark.
Some analysis argue that: Many families are collapsing from the inside even if they appear to be cohesive, for, in reality, each individual among them lives his own life and is in his own world. Everyone has his own concerns and problems, which no one else shares with him, and nobody senses any commitment towards the others or that he is obliged to do anything for someone else.
Sometimes, two people within the same household may not even talk to each other and you would find that the father sleeps in one room and the mother in another. This is just a plain example and there are many others of its kind, reflecting the breakdown of families.
To prove this they give following statements:
* Joint Family System and Industrialization:
Joint family system in Pakistan is considered the tradition. This family system is most common and suitable to agricultural and urbanization. But Pakistan is on the way to industrialization and urbanization. With the establishment of the new industries the urban families move from villages to the cities to find out the better job. And this becomes a cause of family breakdown. For example in Karachi, Faisalabad and Lahore the process of moving toward here very faster than before.
* Lack of independence:
As decisions are centralized, individuals lose opportunities. Opportunities may be personal (traveling, educational, career etc.), social (marriage, forming