ABSTRACT
In the modernization of the East, one of the most funda mental changes taking place is the transformation in family life. The patriarchal system, characteristic of the East, is being replaced by the small independent family unit of the West. In some countries this change in the foundations of family life has scarcely begun; in others, it is already clearly defined. Apparently it is an inevitable result of the re fashioning of Eastern life in other respects along modern lines; the same forces which are leading away from the veil and polygamy are also ushering in a new ideal of home life.
