*Lecturer, N.B College of MSW, Kotturu, Ballari district, Karnataka
**Principal, N.B College of MSW, Kotturu, Ballari district, Karnataka
Online published on 4 March, 2016.
Family is one of the main socializing institutions of the society. Work life and family environments that influence on overall life satisfaction in modern trends. Work-family conflict is commonly defined as “a form of inter-role conflict in which the role pressures from the work and family domains are mutually incompatible in some respect”. Work–life balances with the harmonious arrangement of work and family so that effectiveness and satisfaction in these roles are consistent with life values towards sustainability of the families. Urbanization and industrialization, the concept of family in India to create and maintain a common culture among the members of the family is undergoing changes in modern trends. The paper is focus on work life and social work intervention to build sustainability of families in modern trends. The paper is based on primary data from rural as well as urban area by unstructured interview schedule and secondary data from books, journals and reports. Social work provides interventions to individuals and families in order to assist them with their needs and issues. This is essential to build sustainability in families and balancing work life in modern trends.
Work life, Family, sustainability, Social Work, Modern Trends