Comparing The Brady Bunch, Full House, And Modern Family

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The media has portrayed families in various ways, reflecting societal norms, values, and evolving cultural attitudes. Through the years, the views on family have continued to change as families in society change with the times, and relationships between families are changing to what the standard was years ago. The Brady Bunch, Full House, and Modern Family have similarities and differences that can be shown through the different types and structures of families, the individual roles of each family member, how the families fulfill their functions, and the type of marriage and authority portrayed in the shows. "Modern Family" is a sitcom that explores the notions of familial dynamics - assigned roles, inherited patterns of relating and invisible rules. This show demonstrates the changing family …show more content…

Cameron and Mitchell Pritchett are a gay couple raising their adopted daughter, Lily. Postmodernists believe we should look at family as fluid, which shows how fluid family can be with LGBTQ+ families, which was not considered the norm years ago. Meaning the social dynamic of what the “typical family” was composed of in modern times. The traditional nuclear family is also shown within the family of Phil and Claire Dunphy and their three children, Haley, Alex, and Luke. A family group consisting of parents and their children contrasts the other family dynamics in the show. It is the most typical family arrangement within northern America and is usually shown in most families in media. Then, a third family unit consists of Claire’s father, Jay Pritchett, who is married to Gloria Delgado-Pritchett, his second wife, her son Manny from a previous marriage, and their son Joe. This can then show the roles of a mixed-blended family/complex

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