In rural areas, the joint family system preponderates. In urban areas, the nuclear family system is dominant. A joint family consists of husband, wife, sons, unmarried daughters, families of married sons, parents of husband and unmarried brothers and sisters of husband. While a nuclear family consists of husband, wife, and their unmarried children. There is a slow but a definite drift in favour of the nuclear family system. Contributing factors are, a general improvement in the economic condition, rural-urban migration, increase in population, and construction of new houses away from the old family houses (havelees) in the villages.

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