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  • wscps
    University: Zhejiang University
    Nationality: China
    October 6, 2019 at 2:53 pm

    When asked about whether today this role has become less vital than it was years ago or not, people cannot reach a consensus. Taking a closer look at this subject, I am leaning more towards that this relationship has not become weaker as society develops.

     

    To start with, with the rapid development of cyber-technology, we have more access to contact our distant relatives. Take my own experience as an apt illustration. I can conveniently use some instant communication tools, e.g. cell phones or WeChat, which is not widespread across the globe in the past. Consequently, having a chat, anytime and anywhere, with my grandparents becomes possible, seems like they become closer to me. In stark contrast, people in the past would find it difficult to get in touch with extended family due to the physical distance between them.

     

    In addition, extended family members tend to have an increasingly closer relationship with us. Based on an authoritative survey recently conducted by New York Times, a roaring lion in news agencies, 15 percent of respondents were raised by grandparents when they were children. But five years ago this ratio is much lower, which indicates that now extended family members, especially the grandparents, have become more influential to one’s early education and development (perhaps partly because more parents are too busy at work to spend time with children).

     

    Last but not least, one point must be mentioned as well: unduly emphasizing the importance of the distant relatives today may give birth to a misconception that the previous generation hardly has association with their distant relatives. Although we may not have conclusive scientific evidence, ample anecdotal evidence can demonstrate that in the past there also existed a strong relationship between them.

     

    In conclusion, it is not merely a chicken-or-egg issue: I concede that our extended family is significant to us in the past, nonetheless, the statement underrates its significance today.

    wscps
    University: Zhejiang University
    Nationality: China
    October 5, 2019 at 5:44 am

    In addition, extended family members tend to have a increasingly closer relationship with us. Based on an authoritative survey recently conducted by New York Times, a roaring lion in news agency, among the 2000 respondents, 15 percent of them said that they are raised by grandparents for a period of time when they are children. But five years ago this ratio is much lower, which indicates that now extended family members, especially grandparents, have become more influential to one’s early education and development (chances may prove that it is partly result from the growing number of parents who are too busy with their work to spend time taking care of their children).

     

    Last but not least, even though we have ascertained the importance of our extended relatives, one point must be mentioned as well. To illustrate, unduly emphasizing the importance of distant relatives today may give birth to a misconception that the previous generation hardly has association with their distant relatives. Although we may not have conclusive scientific evidence, ample anecdotal evidence can demonstrate that in the past there also existed a strong relationship between them.

     

    In conclusion, this is not simply a chicken-or-egg issue: I concede that our extended family is important to us in the past. Nonetheless, the speaker’s claim underrates its significance today. In light of the analysis mentioned above, I reinforce my standpoint that it is becoming more and more important.