Globalisation processes have created new economic and educational structures, influencing cultural landscapes globally. These processes also influence the structures and dynamics of families, which play a crucial role in the socialisation of individuals into their cultures. Our research explores how these globalisation processes impact cultural change within Mauritian families by exploring the effects of 1) economic and educational development, and 2) outside cultural influences on family structure. We look at these changes in the multicultural transitioning society of Mauritius. As the island is undergoing fast-paced development and cultural change, this allows us to study processes underlying cultural evolution in this population as they are ongoing. We present data from 14 semi-structured interviews and a quantitative survey. Interview themes explore the dominant family structures, role distribution in households, norm transmission, and how norms may be gendered. We examine the effects of education, economic status, and media exposure from other cultures on household structure, beliefs about fairness about household division of house labour, and social attitudes. This research helps explain how kinship structures are changing alongside other forms of development, contributing to our understanding of human socialisation processes and cultural change.