Unplugged: The Stereotypes Of Modern Family

Modern Family promotes a male-dominant family ideology since it portrays stereotypes for comedic purposes. The Dunphy’s are a traditional family, that is patriarchally constructed, consisting of a stay-at-home wife and breadwinner husband. This stereotype can portray women as less than men, since Phil makes all of the money and Claire looks after the children. Their daughter Haley represents the stereotype that attractive women are not intelligent. In contrast, her clever sister, Alex, enforces feminist, Dorothy Smith’s ideas of feminism and the fight for equal education rights. Lastly, their brother Luke represents the stereotypical young boy who loves gore and is sporty and competitive. The dominant ideology that men are superior is also

His young wife, Gloria is portrayed as a “trophy-wife” since she is a stereotypical hot-headed sexy Columbian woman with a ditzy personality. In the episode “Unplugged”, Gloria gets enraged with the barking dog next door. When the dog disappears, Jay and Manny assume she killed the dog with a shovel. This makes her even more mad, therefore, Jay buys her a plane ticket to go to Columbia. This scene can have a negative outlook of Hispanic woman, since it can make all Latinos be perceived as violent. Symbolic Interactionism, introduced by George Herbert Mead, looks at the meaning of daily social interaction of individuals. A macro-perspective examines how these actions and race can impact the representation and expectations of gender. Considering individuals are influenced by what they see on television, stereotypes, such as Hispanic woman being a sex-symbol, are viewed as acceptable. These gender roles are also highlighted in discourse analysis, which is shown when Jay tells Manny that is not appropriate to show his emotions. Manny contradicts these stereotypes as he rejects these masculine expectations. He is well-dressed, very polite and