Gender Bias In Parenthood, Riverdale, And Gilmore Girls

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Today’s media and social television affects and influences gender bias among society and teachers in many different ways. Looking into a couple of television shows; Parenthood, Riverdale, and Gilmore Girls the audience can start to understand the way television shapes gender bias. By exploring the different television shows, one will receive a better understanding of how gender bias is portrayed by today's medias. Parenthood is a drama and comedy tv show that ran from 2010-2015. This show delves into the ways families function under different circumstances. The show follows Camille and Zeek Braverman, their four grown children: Adam, Sarah, Julia, and Crosby, and their diverse families.The show illustrates real life situations that all families go through. Throughout Parenthood, gender stereotypes are portrayed both typically and …show more content…

Adam’s household is very stereotypical, with the dad working and the mom staying at home with the children. However Julia's family is the exact opposite, she is a lawyer, and her husband is the stay at home dad. Both families are happy, and work in their own way. This shows the viewers that a traditional household is not always going to work for each family, and is breaking down the stereotype of the man having to be the provider for the house. Just as Parenthood is a drama, the next show is a mystery drama called Riverdale. This show focuses on the dynamics of a small town high school after the murder of the star football player. Being a show centered around a high school several stereotypes are prevalent from; loner, the rich girl, to the gay best friend. Jughead Jones the stereotypical quiet guy; he is a loner who is always

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