Human society is evolving, and the pace of this transformation increased considerably several decades ago. Families, being a unit of modern societies, are also undergoing changes that are specifically pronounced in the western world. Adoption, same-sex marriages, or living together without the corresponding legal procedures have become common. The roles performed by the members of the family differ from the patterns established in the twentieth century. The family featured in the popular TV series The Modern Family can serve as an appropriate illustration of the changes that took place in recent decades, making North American families different from the Standard North American Family. First, it is necessary to consider the concept of the Standard North American Family (SNAF) in more detail. SNAF is an “ideological code” representing a standard family as a legally married couple who live in a shared household and have specific roles (Mitchell 2017: 6). The husband provides for the family and has a job, while the mother is responsible for childrearing and household chores. This code is deeply rooted in the concepts and constructs of structural functionalism. According to this theoretical paradigm, families ensure the stability of the society that is seen as an organism consisting of certain parts that strive for harmony (Mitchell 2017). These social units also have an appropriate structure characterized by well-defined roles and strict compliance with the established norms. In a family, as seen by the proponents of structural functionalism, each member of the family tries to contribute to the development of their household by following some rules and ensuring the acceptance of the wider community. However, such patterns can hardly be applied to the existing families residing across the United States irrespective of their income or ethnicity. For example, the family under consideration can hardly be referred to as the SNAF, although it bears major features and principles of a family, as defined in terms of structural functionalism. The family under analysis consists of several nuclear families that live in their households. The head of the family, Jay Pritchett lives with his second wife, a Colombian immigrant, Gloria, who is substantially younger than her husband. Jay adopted Sofia’s son, and in several years, Jay and Sofia have their child, Joe. Mr. Pritchett still has a central influence on the family and is still the core of this social unit. He provides for his nuclear family, although Sofia starts working after the birth of Joe, trying to self-realize. Jay’s daughter, Claire, was a housewife for approximately two decades and completely dependent on her husband, Phil. The family could be seen as the SNAF, but she became the head of her father’s business, which was the start of her career. Household chores were distributed among the spouses and their three children. The major difference from the SNAF is Phil’s active role in child rearing. At that, this aspect makes the family still adherent to the principles of structural functionalism, with all members contributing to the establishment of harmony. This nuclear family has close ties with Jay, who has the final word and is seen as a good advisor. The most unconventional p