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by JumpCrisscross 338 days ago
> To what extent?

The earliest evidence for nuclear families is in Germany, going back 3,000+ BCE [1]. We next seem it gain prominence in 13th-century England [2]. Otherwise, the default for non-nomadic societies was kin (extended family) or community oriented childrearing. Similar to what we see in traditional family structures in South America, Southern Europe and Asia.

> could also see the argument that parental role is diminished in modern society with the outsourcing to public schools

It would be difficult to make this argument given the primacy of parents in public schooling compared with e.g. their diminished role in kin- or community-based childrearing systems.

[1] https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081117192915.h...

[1] https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/mono/10.4324/97813151...