This conference bears on the vigor of family in our societies: is the family link profoundly struck, or is it just restructuring itself? Does marriage have a future? Which place for elderly people in the family landscape? How to manage adolescents education in a context where external societal values seem to be all the time more early and influent? Should we do something to have firmer families? The objective is to shed light on some current developments, and to draft possible innovative responses.