In a post nuclear age, Is the nuclear family needed?
So the imminent threat of nuclear vaporization has passed away, (or at least its not making the front pages) and has been replaced with the threat of a global ecological meltdown.
There are two trends that complement each other,
1) the new need to reduce carbon emission and therefore the reduction in travel.
2) the ubiquitous availability of high speed network connection.
This will lead to more home based workers.
In the post war period we saw the collapse of the extended family, because young families relocated where the work was in the new towns and next to the new factories and plants.
However in the near future it is not implausible that the work will come to you. Combine this with the more active older generation who are more willing to get involved and you have the perfect conditions for the reintroduction of the extended family.
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