Modernización y transformaciones de las familias como procesos del condicionamiento social de dos generaciones

the present article gives a revision of the modernization of the chilean society in relation to its effects in the family, with the intention to contribute to the identification of aspects that participate in the process of the agreement of two generations of the 20th centuary. this approach was realised by putting special attention to the role played by the state and the relationships of couples and between parents and children.