Reasons for the fall of Joint family system:
- Growing individualisation as a result of modernisation forced one to grow independently. This led to fragmentation of Joint family system.
- Urbanisation and Industrialisation lead to social and economic system. It resulted in the flow of rural population to the urban areas.
- Modern education has also affected the attitudes, beliefs, values and ideologies of the people. This has also affected the social structure of Indian society.
- Impact of Western culture.
- Change in the marriage as an institution. Now live in , gay marriage, single parent has got legal sanction and has touched our social structure also. This has led to change in family system.
- Over population has created pressure on agricultural landholdings forcing one to move out of the joint family system.
