Sociology of Family One of the main characteristics of contemporary living in the fact that, as time goes on, more and more formerly legitimate socio-cultural conventions grow increasingly outdated – including the convention of how married couples are supposed to address their family-related/parental obligations (Parrenas 2010). In this paper, I will point out what can be considered the main trends/challenges, within the context of the paradigm of a family-living becoming increasingly adjusted with the discourse of post-modernity. The concerned trends/challenges can be outlined as follows: The increased rate of divorce in Western countries Even though the majority of married people in the West continues to subscribe to the classical provisions of what it means pursuing a marital relationship, this does not seem to have any effect on the phenomenon of the divorce rate in Western countries attaining an alarmingly rapid momentum (Stevenson and Wolfers 2007). The validity of this statement is best illustrated, in regards to the divorce-dynamics in the families, where both parents happened to be the representatives of racial minorities. For example, by the end of the 20 th century, the rate of divorce among African-Americans has grown to as high, as 48% (Kposowa 1998). The reasons behind the above-mentioned phenomenon have been discussed from a variety of different perspectives, with the majority of sociologists believing that the legacy of racism in the U.S. is the main culprit, in this respect. Nevertheless, there is also an alternative explanation to the phenomenon in question – the reason why married African-Americans are much more likely to file for divorce, as compared to what it happened to be the case with Whites or Asian-Americans, for example, is that the factor of a gender-differentiation in Black families is not strongly defined. The legalization of lesbigay marriages Nowadays, it became a commonplace trend among legislators in Western countries to choose in favor of legalizing lesbigay marriages. Nevertheless, there is a good reason to think that, far from how the advocates of political correctness would like it to be, the legalization of this type of marriage can hardly prove beneficial to society’s overall well-being. After all, it is not only the same-sex couples cannot conceive children, by definition, but there is a certain rationale in believing that homosexuals and lesbians will not be able to act as thoroughly responsible foster-parents, as well. The reason behind this suggestion is quite apparent – while being raised by their lesbigay foster-parents, the adopted kids will be less likely to learn what accounts for the biologically predetermined social duties, on the part of the representatives of both sexes. As Stacey and Biblarz noted, “Children of gay parents are more apt to suffer confusion over their gender and sexual identities” (2010: 415). Given the fact that, as it was implied earlier, people’s unawareness of what will account for their gender-related duties, as husbands and wives, is capable of reducing their chances to enjoy marital happiness, the suggestion that gays and lesbians should not be allowed to adopt childre