Impact of Extended Family System on the Academic Performance

Abstract

There are basically three types of Family Systems, viz: Nuclear Family, Joint Family AND Extended Family. In a Nuclear Family, a couple lives with their 2-3 children under one roof. An Extended Family comprises of 10-20 members or can be more than that. In an Extended Family, many families and many people live together, very close to each other OR under one roof. (Extended family, 2022). A Joint Family is same as Extended Family, except the fact that as compared to an Extended Family, in a Joint Family all members live together under one roof, which is not in the case of Extended Family System. (Indira, n.d.) Academic Performance refers to the marks scored by an individual/student/child in various subjects in various terms/semesters and their analysis.This research paper was an attempt to discover/unfold the impact of an Extended Family System on the academic performance of students. According to the best knowledge of the researcher, the literature reviewed by the researcher, does not include any national study that focused purely on the impact of Extended Family System on the Academic Performance of students and hence this gap was covered by this study.This research used only Primary Data which was collected through questionnaires. The study revealed that Extended Family System had a positive as well as negative impact on the Academic Performance of students