Family In Brave New World

The typical family extinction
Introduction:
In the book Brave New World, Aldous Huxley describes the life in a dystopian futuristic society in which poverty, hunger, war and diseases exist. A lot of important aspects in the actual society (like family life, marriage, art, literature, religion, etc.) have been removed in order to make this possible. In the family and marriage side, the book says that families make people weaker because they have emotional relationships that makes them be instable and commitment is seen as bad (promiscuity is what’s good in the World State). Huxley implies that the lack of families in the World State is actually a regression rather than a progression.
Analysis portion:
The “Ford” god of the society that appears

Family is being surpassed by money (in some cases people can’t afford a family, and they have to choose. (Having less kids or having a less luxurious wedding is their best choice) or work (having a successful and professional career is more important sometimes). An example of work being an important issue now is that “while parents today are far less likely to be married than they were in the past, they are more likely to be older and to have more education” (pewsocialtrends.org). Age is an important factor too and its related to professional careers. People have kids older now than some years ago: “In 1970, the average new mother was 21 years old. Since that time, that age has risen to 26 years” (pewsocialtrends.org). “Last year, only 9% of the 18-24 years old were married, compared to the 45% on 1960” (goodmenproject.com). A few decades ago the established role for women was to be the perfect housewife and to take care of the kids, cook, clean, etc. Women didn’t study, but “today 67% of mothers with infants at home have had any college experience, while in 1960 it was only 18%”