The transformation of families is a social, political and legislative issue in a globalised society. In this context, the aim of this article is to shed light on the characteristics of the 'new families' from a sociological point of view, based on the specific features of the Western context and France in particular. At the same time, we will seek to identify the laws that have accompanied these processes, paying particular attention to the principle of equality.
According to a consensus between historians and demographers, 1960 has been chosen as a pivotal date in the transformation of family structures in this geographical area.
In the first part, we will briefly present the pre-1960 family model and the erosion of the gender contract on which it is based. We will then look at the characteristics of two 'new families': blended families based on nuclear families, and families resulting from non-marital medically assisted procreation, often homoparental families, based on the author's own research. In conclusion, we will look at some of the public policies that have accompanied these transformations, as well as the prospects for research in this field at the level of Central Asia, and indeed of global society as a whole.