Boys on the Side
In the film Boys on the Side the strong friendship between the three women challenges the social structure of what a "normal" family entails. These three women each come from different backgrounds and yet they live together in the same household and support each other as if they were family. These women challenge the social structure because there are no men present in their household and throughout the film they are definitely marginalized and indeed reinforce the title Boys on the Side. The women challenge the norm and show that they can be successful and be strong enough without men in their lives. In this film men are portrayed as more of a hindrance than of help - such as the abusive boyfriend Nick and also the lawyer in the courtroom that cannot believe women could have a relationship similar to that of a family without being related.
However, although this film challenges the traditional social structure their family certainly reinscribes what constitutes a "normal" family. For instance, Robin and Jane become the pseudo parents for Holly. When Holly is in trouble Robin comes to help out her and Jane saying that Holly is just as much of her responsibility as she is for Jane. This care, support system, and fulfilling of certain roles in the family structure reinscrbes what it is to be a "normal family".