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kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 10 Dec 17

India has always had the joint family system like many other countries . The only difference being that in India it is still very much in Vogue in some parts of the country especially in traditional Hindu families as well as among...

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Keeping an open house ?

kiran8 @kiran8 (15348) • Mangalore, India 14 Sep 17

In India the tradition has been to keep an open house at all times so that relatives and friends can freely visit each other at their convenience and since most households in the olden days had the joint family system , there were...

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Are Joint families prone to clashes?

Soniasony @Soniasony (1827) • India 28 Apr 12

Here in India there has been a culture of joint families from ages, though it is gradually getting lesser and lesser day by day. It is actually seen that there are more of clashes between people and lot of misunderstanding...

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benefits and burdens of a joint family...

krishawinner @krishawinner (41) • India 29 Oct 11

friends i would like you to list out benefits and burdens of having a joint family...

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Is Joint Family Good or bad?

krishawinner @krishawinner (41) • India 28 Oct 11

joint family was a system which was very popular in the 19th century and middle of 20th century. this concept of the whole family living together came to an end after this.. today we find children sending their own parents to...

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Do you prefer to live as joint family or Separate after Marriage ?

isloooboy @isloooboy (1733) • United Arab Emirates 9 Jan 11

Do you Prefer to live as Joint Family or Separate after marriage ? Please elaborate a little bit why ?.

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would you prefer a small family or would you prefer a joint family

bhanumanikanta @bhanumanikanta (90) • India 20 Dec 10

Friends as you know the two types of families small family and joint family so what type of family you prefer to live in in my view joint family is the best one to choose because many people will be there in our house so that we...

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Indian families losing its traditional bonding. Whats your opinion?

Shineveramya @Shineveramya (530) • India 4 Sep 10

I can say indian families are shrinking its bonding. Long years Before, we had joint family and every one support each other, love each other. Enjoy the celebrations together and life is very happily went. Nowadays because of job,...

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Which is better? Nuclear family or joint family

tatturoy @tatturoy (139) • India 24 Aug 10

i always think that which is better,a joint family or a nuclear family.it seems, both have its plus and minus points.what do you people think?Which is a better option- a joint family or a nuclear family?

would you call me selfish..???

gemini13 @gemini13 (333) • India 21 Oct 09

i live in a joint family,mine is a luv marriage,the family has accepted me ,i have a son everything is going on..but just don't like being with the in laws..b'coz the baggage is too heavy for me..it brings lot of emotional stress...

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Are you staying alone with your wife or is it an extended family.

rameshkumaar57 @rameshkumaar57 (5908) • India 30 Aug 09

I have stayed with my mother and father from my birth. Even after marriage we did not go seperately and stayed with my parents. After the death of my father, my mother is staying with me.My daughter who is married, stays with her...

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Joint family or nucleur family, what's ur take??

nehaagra @nehaagra (848) • Singapore 8 Jul 09

I know both has its positives and negatives. I live here with my husband and kids, as in a nuclear family, but when i go back home, we do have a joint family of 20+ members. That + is, as we always do have some or the other...

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Do you prefer joint family?

akangirl @akangirl (2435) • India 14 Jan 09

i wasn't raised in a joint family. but i sometime feel jealous of my cousins who have everybody love and attention as they live in a joint family.Actually my all 3 uncles(My mom's brothers) live together in one house so hey have a...

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Are you living in a joint family system or broken from it?

vsridhar36 @vsridhar36 (346) • India 17 Oct 08

I am one among those separate families living with mom and dad only.I see a few families who are living with relations and i do think that why people break up those large family and tend to live for their own.Mutual benefits are...

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Joint Family System or Nuclear Family System ?

Ptrikha_2 @ptrikha_2 (49775) • India 1 Oct 08

Hi All, Do you think that Joint Family Systems as they were prevalent more in past ;and still prevalent in many countries across the world ; better than Nuclear Families ? Or are Nuclear Families ;with their lesser number...

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you want to be in joint family or nuclear family...??

golechha @golechha (178) • India 25 Sep 08

i`ll ever want to be in joint family even after getting married. i have grown up in a joint family with my grandparents, uncles, cousins.... i`m still in a joint family... we all enjoy being together..... its an indian tradition....

are you living in joint family?

vnp007 @vnp007 (83) • India 28 Aug 08

hi, i know it is awkward to ask. but let me tell you, i live in a joint family. i enjoy its benefits. i thought, how many of us still respect the values of a joint family? please share your views.

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Life of a Good Family

kskurup @kskurup (12) • India 24 Aug 08

What is a Good family? If more members in a family, Is it good? Mutual understanding and the Love is the main thing for a Good family. In a family, if more members, it is good for having love between the members. But If a 2 child...

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Joint Family or Individual Family.. which one do you prefer..?

chennai_b02 @chennai_b02 (1735) • India 22 Jul 08

I am actually love to live with the Joint family.. But due to the situation, i supposed to live as a individual family, with our mother in law.. We have more advantages if we are at the joint family. we can share the work...

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35% of old people live alone -who is responsible?

dbhattji @dbhattji (2506) • India 18 Oct 07

This is shocking statistics for India where the joint family structure still exists- but now more and more old people are forced to live alone - who would you hold responsible? The changing culture, poverty or the parents...

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