The portrayal of family has changed drastically through the past 60 years.

In the 1950's family portrayal on television was Mom and Dad and 2.5 kids, in the 1960s things started to change and the idea of a composed family or a broken up family began to surface. the 1970s and 1980s started to introduce the idea of a composed family.

In the 1990s and 2000s their was a drastic shift in popular television. No longer were families the main focus but friends were. Televisions series began to depict "chosen" families which meant that the stories revolved more around friendships than kinships.

This documentary will help illustrate the latter.
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