Globalization has therefore transformed not just the role of nation-states, but also of families' abilities to maintain and protect their members. Families are compelled to be more self-reliant in an environment where they may have fewer options available to them. (Trask 2011)
In spite of the changes brought about by globalization on the family, one thing is clear though that this basic unit of the society remain intact albeit sometimes the members thereto are in disparate locations in the world. There is still that strong "familial" bond and kinship that distance and time could never break and at the end of it all, it is always the family that a person will go back to and identify with because the family is the foundation of that person. Circumstances may have changed the way families live together but the bond will never be severed. For members of the family needing to be away from their loved ones to seek economic progress, they have the knowledge and understanding that their family will always be there for them. In the same manner though, those leaving their families for other places will need to understand the culture and the society to where they are going to be able to assimilate or adapt to the new environment. Thus, as the individual leaving his or her family meets the challenges and changes of the new environment. "it is important to recognize, understand, and be responsive to cultural differences...
These frameworks impact the way individuals and families define and evaluate their relationships. (Falk 2011)" In addition, this will enable the person to adapt to the new culture and society that may be different from the family or society the individual came from or belong to.
Indeed, the world is changing especially with the full blast of globalization. Ideas, principles, systems and even social groups have felt the changes brought about by this phenomenon and the family is no different. However, the family remains globally relevant because the function of which as the basic unit of any society never changed. from this fundamental grouping, the society relies on being able to build itself and without the family, there can never be a viable society or any other group for that matter to build on -- whether globalization is present or not!
Bibliography:
Carrington, Victoria. "Globalization, Family and Nation State: Reframing 'Family' in New Times." Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education 22. 2 (2001): 185-196. 06 Jul. 2011. .
Falk, Audrey Faye. "Imbuing the Study of Family Resource Management with a Global Perspective." Family Science Review 16.1 (2011): 84-93. 06 Jul. 2011. .
Trask, Bahira Sherif. Globalization and Families: Meeting the Family Policy Challenge. 27 May 2011. 06 Jul. 2011. .
