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**Lillie_Steins** · 04-28-2006, 08:42 AM

I think we are jumping fast here. At least too fast for me

Blaming individualism for the demise of the joint family is a quick answer but IMO it glosses over certain things.

Yes a generation back grandfather uncles and cousins were all under one roof. But my question is: how come it was grandfather only...not his brothers too. If that were also the case... and if great grandfather also was in the same house, then how come great grandad's brothers weren't there.

What I am driving at is, the system is inherently unsustainable. At some point a branch breaks off (due to feud, migration, occupation etc). Then the scion starts off anew and we have about 3 generations living together and then branches separate again and so on. I suspect this would have been the pattern throughout history.

After all, we are all Adam's children. I don't think the rise of individualism alone can explain how we are not all under one roof now.

04-28-2006, 08:42 AM	#18
Lillie_Steins Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 4,508 Senior Member	I think we are jumping fast here. At least too fast for me Blaming individualism for the demise of the joint family is a quick answer but IMO it glosses over certain things. Yes a generation back grandfather uncles and cousins were all under one roof. But my question is: how come it was grandfather only...not his brothers too. If that were also the case... and if great grandfather also was in the same house, then how come great grandad's brothers weren't there. What I am driving at is, the system is inherently unsustainable. At some point a branch breaks off (due to feud, migration, occupation etc). Then the scion starts off anew and we have about 3 generations living together and then branches separate again and so on. I suspect this would have been the pattern throughout history. After all, we are all Adam's children. I don't think the rise of individualism alone can explain how we are not all under one roof now.
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