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IELTS Essay: Some believe that younger family members should be legally responsible for su...

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Some believe that younger family members should be legally responsible for supporting older family members when they become physically, mentally and financially unable to look after themselves. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#filial_responsibility#elder_care#aging_society#family_obligation#social_policy

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Band 7 → 9 — Band 7 takes a clear position on moral/legal obligation; Band 9 distinguishes between moral duty and legal enforcement, considers whether such laws are enforced reggressively, and examines whether criminalizing neglect or mandating support shifts responsibility from the state inappropriately.

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Key concepts in this essay

Intergenerational equity
Family autonomy
State responsibility
Demographic aging
Economic justice

Pitfalls the model essay avoids

Ignoring that legal filial responsibility varies by country and may conflict with individual financial capacity
Treating family care and state provision as binary instead of complementary
Overlooking generational wealth inequality that makes legal obligation regressive

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