(i) Less control of the marriage contract Marriage is the basis of the family: in the traditional family the marriage was contracted by the parents. The marriage ceremony was based on the principle of male dominance and female obedience. People in the modern family are less in parental control as to whom and when they will marry. The marriage is now decided by the partners themselves. This is usually the choice of a partner by a partner prior to courtship or falling in love.
(ii) Change in the relationship between man and woman: In modern family, woman is not a devotee of man but equal partner with equal rights in life. The husband no longer orders but requests the wife to do only one thing for her. She is now free from the slavery of man. She is no longer the slave and slave of the old days. She can divorce her husband as husband can divorce her. She can sue the husband for her rights and hence she can be sued.
(iii) Sexual dysfunction: The rigidity traditionally associated with sexual relations is no longer characteristic of the modern family, cases of illicit sex between husband and wife can also be seen in the modern family.
(iv) Small Family: Modern family is a small family. It is no longer a joint family. Also there is a tendency to have a smaller family and contraceptives help with birth control.