ABSTRACT
The term family consists of a variety of different social constructions and interactions. In contemporary societies, traditional constructions of family, such as the family as the smallest unit of human cohabitation in society, compete with modern constructions of family that encompass other types of family that are outside the heteronormative and reproduction-based perspectives. From the perspective of international organizations such as the United Nations (UN), family continues to be perceived as the natural center of society, as stated in Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, “The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State”. The responsibilities assigned by conservatives to families are further differentiated in all studies from the Americas. The concept of the model family of the 1950s that dominated into the end of the 20th century has been modified to include family groups that have the possibility of being both multicultural and diverse.
