The traditional or nuclear family model is changing, giving way to different forms and styles of being a family.

The growing incursion of women into the world of work, migration, sexual and gender diversity, aspirations for individual fulfillment, changes in birth and aging processes are just some of the factors that have led to changes in the structure and dynamics of what it means to be a family.

Traditional stereotypes and roles between men and women are changing and producing new ways of life. Human bonds are expanding far beyond blood ties, legal ties, physical proximity, place of origin or residence, and the home is beginning to transcend borders.