due to major social changes:
1) changes in womens position - e.g. married women going out to work
2) geographical mobility
3) new technology - labour saving devices
4) Higher standards of living
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Symmetrical families is where any member of the family is just as equal to any other
A symmetrical family is a family that share male and female roles. For example a woman will go to work just like the man will, a man will take care of this kids and so will the woman.
Complementary relationships is a form of communication within a family. Communication relfelcts inequality. One person is in a one-up position while the other is in a one-down. (Assertive - submissive, Aggressive-Passive, Energetic - Lazy). Each reinforces the other's position. Symmetrical relationships exist when the communication is based on equality; the behavior of one person mirrors the other. These relationships can become competitive.
Figure on one every 25 years (average as family spacing changes with culture) which gives you four per century.
Two common types of family units are the extended and the nuclear family.