The Media + Family

1. When I was younger, tv portrayed families as the generic vision of a financially comfortable family with a mother and father, and their cute kids. SHows these days depict different family setups like gay parents and second wives and such. Reality shows have a lot of drama, but it seems sensational and contrived. I feel like the media still isn’t dealing with poverty and conflict within the family.
2. I think society wants to see more of a realistic portrayal of families on tv, but still sugar coated. Since the entertainment industry has gotten so huge, everyone is fighting with each other to have a successful show, and society has more of a say in what it wants to see. Modern family is an excellent example of this because it caters to all different types of families and people. However I noticed that none of these families suffer financially and they don’t have serious fights. Poeple like watching this because it is the change we want to see. The family setups are different from the past, which is progressive, and everyone is happy.
3. I think the tv “family” is going to continue to progress in terms of how we define family. Gay marriage and second marriages and such will become more mainstream and accepted. However I don’t think the media is going to embrace the economic hardship that our society is dealing with any time soon, since we use the media to escape those issues. It is easier to see watch what we want on tv than what we live.
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5. Wer getting married...