The (Un)Making of the Modern FamilyThe family institution is undergoing a radical transformation. The modern meanings of kinship, marriage, parenthood, gender, and sexuality are now being questioned, and debates on same sex marriages and parenthood or on divorce and blended families are reflective of these challenges. The (Un)Making of the Modern Family is neither an indictment of the new family nor a rallying cry. It is a classical exercise of family sociology that draws upon a range