IanLoup
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A cynical look at the new family structure
« Thread started on: Jul 6th, 2009, 03:18am » |
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Has the new family structure paved the way for the flat and apartment culture in Kerala especially the cities? In most families, there are two earning members with children brought up as an afterthought by nannies or private residential schools. This family structure was unheard of until a few decades ago.
With the older generation out of the way in some remote village and the growing kids safely deposited in some private schools, homes have changed into glorified hotels where the husband and wife turn in late at night for a few hours of precious sleep.
Most often than not, the children are packed off to the ancestral home or a vacation spot during vacations. With these changes in the general lifestyle of the upper middle class, the need for large sprawling bungalows and villas has lost their significance. Flats and apartments are low in maintenance and need less people to maintain.
Homes have become just another modern utility that makes the life of people easier like the dishwasher or vacuum cleaner. This is a long way from what a home was in the past. In the past home was a place where two to three generations lived together and most memories of a human being were connected to ones’ home.
In the current age, people are no longer sentimental about their homes. For example, a Kochi Flat or apartment is considered mainly as an investment for the future. The newly popular senior citizen mortgage – reverse mortgage that is gaining momentum in our country seems to indicate just that.
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