在傳統社會，家庭被視為國家的基礎，近現代以來，隨著生產力的發展，家庭的基礎性地位為個人所取代，不過，家庭在生育、教育以及為家庭成員提供幫助等方面仍然具有無法取代的重要作用。為了適應並推動現代生產力的發展，現代社會以平等、自由等現代理念對傳統家庭所秉持的「差序」倫理進行了改良，但是，當前社會並沒有為現代家庭文化的健康發展提供有效的社會支撐，導致了各種嚴重問題的產生。為了促進現代家庭文化的順利發展，政府應該帶頭建立現代家庭文化的社會保障體系，同時，社會也應該以各種方式參與到這一保障體系中來。

In traditional China, the family is regarded as the very foundational unit of the nation. In the modern era, the individual takes the place of the family. However, the family is still playing some irreplaceable roles in the fields such as bearing and breeding children, education and giving assistance to family members. Modern China has reformed traditional family ethics of chaxu (order difference) with the application of equality and freedom in accordance of the demand of modern culture. Yet the society has not yet provided enough support to individual families, so that many problems have occurred, which is hindering the development of modern Chinese family culture. In order cope with all the problems, the government should take the leading role in building up a social security system to secure modern family culture, while the society should also take part in the project by all means.