... finally democracy is catching up with the old, hierarchical, father-dominated family: the family is being democratized.
Shere HiteEvery family is a 'normal' family - no matter whether it has one parent, two or no children at all. A family can be made up of any combination of people, heterosexual or homosexual, who share their lives in an intimate (not necessarily sexual) way. ... Wherever there is lasting love, there is a family.
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