We may conclude that the family lost some of its former functions or now shares them with other institutions.6 Keniston defines the family today as the "needy" family that needs and uses support in raising children, and thus, this family estranges its children and participates in the breaking down of family relationships in the future.7 It may be said that democracy separates and isolates the members of the family from each other, too. ... "10 The American dramatist‟s concept of family is centered on his dream of the ideal family and his desire to make peace with it rather than unde...

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