Families have little purpose nowadays

The statement 'families have little purpose nowadays' can be viewed in different ways, as some people may believe that they have no family. They do not mean that do not have a relative of any kind, they mean that from their personal experiences at home and in their lives that they feel as if there is nobody to relate to in a familial way. I think that such experiences could shape individual's perceptions and views on the family. For example, if someone was brought up in a lone-parent household but their parent did not like to spend time with them or regretted having the child, this can cause the child to try to learn how to take care of themselves resulting in them not being able to trust or rely on anyone in later life meaning they may not feel the need to have a family. Another point is that this example is quite a recent situation as single-parent or divorced parents is a very recent thing, therefore, a few generations ago, family was held as a huge priority as it may have been all they had. Women would not have been going out to work and therefore depended on the husband provide for her and their family. Also, back then, families were much bigger and therefore the family was a very important thing.
On the 0ther hand, I personally believe that the family plays the biggest influential role in a person's life, as child behaviour is shaped through the people who are closest to them which tends to be the family. I think that families have the obligation to try to influence a child into being a well-rounded individual with good values. I also think it can be said that alot of abuse cases are committed because individuals have not been shown the same amount of love as others have and therefore they may not feel an emotional connection to other people as they have copied a bad example in their lives. In this case, I can see why people would doubt that family is a positive thing, but I believe that the family has many purposes like, shaping behaviour, providing the child with care and more inportantly, showing a child how to love. Therefore, although types of family and perceptions have changed in recent times, I think that the vital reasons of having a family are still very much the same.