Comparison of social values between children from joint and nuclear family types

Pages: 508-510
Shivangi Saxena (Department of Psychology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan)
Smriti Tripathi (Department of Textiles & Apparel Designing, MPUAT, Udaipur, Rajasthan )

Family is the first school of the child. Family plays an important role in the development of the child. Family is the social agency, which develops the skill of socialization in the child. Traditionally, families in India have been classified as joint in nature. Joint families consist of one or more married couples residing with their children and other close relatives, such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles, all in one home. A nuclear family structure, which is becoming increasingly common, constitutes a single married couple and their children. The structural differences between the joint family and the nuclear family lead to different interaction patterns among members of the two family types. The present study focuses on individual level changes affected by the modifications that are taking place in the family under rapid on-going socio-cultural changes in contemporary Indian society. The sample of 100 adolescent students age ranging from 12 to 16 yrs was taken from the schools of Jaipur city. The data was collected by using Portrait Value Questionnaire. The results showed that there is a significant difference in the social values of the student from joint families and the students of nuclear families.