Baby Daddy Social Construction

The term social construction means the reality of the way people make sense of life is by the meaning of their experiences and from this, we can better understand the show Baby Daddy through its social construction of gender by breaking down experiences of the characters. The television series Baby Daddy is a show based on an unexpected father, Ben Wheeler, having to raise his daughter, Emma, with his roommates, Tucker Dobbs and Danny Wheeler, with the help of his mother Bonnie and friend Riley Perrin. This show exhibits several portrayals of sexuality, race, and ethnicity and how they relate to the social norms of our society, but the major social context of this series can be related to gender. Drinking and occupation are the key concepts

The social construction of the Wheeler family is that they grew up with two parents, until their divorce then they lived in a single-mother household. There they learned from their mother that you do not need two parents to raise children. This is what gave Ben the notion to raise Emma on his own as a single-father. The idea that a single-father living in the city with his friends is a social construction of the relationship that they have together as opposed to some other scenario that could have occurred. Instead of taking in Emma to raise her, Ben could have turned her away at the door, but he didn’t. The social construction of how Ben views parenting made him take in Emma. This shows how he was raised by how he took the opportunity to raise his child as he was taught in lieu of turning her away and living a bachelor

In today’s society, the transition of gender roles means more equality. The fact that Riley is a layer and Ben is a single-parent in the show serves as an example of how they relate to the cultural norms of society. Not only do their occupations match the cultural norms of society, but so do their drinking habits. The show may be centered around Ben and his attempt to raise his daughter with his family and friends, but it also shows quite a bit of drinking. In the show Baby Daddy, Riley and Bonnie drink just as much or more than Ben, Tucker, and Danny. Since roles have changed and women are taking on more roles of men, it is relative that Bonnie and Riley drink like the men. Roles of gender used to be separated by men being masculine and women being feminine, but it today’s society roles are mixed. Gender roles of either male or female can be masculine or feminine. The show Baby Daddy and how it portrays genders through their occupation and drinking habits show exactly what today’s societal norm is