The Modern Nuclear Family: Headed for a Meltdown? Janet Donlin Upper Iowa University February 17‚ 2012 The Modern Nuclear Family What is a nuclear family? A nuclear family generally consists of a father‚ mother and their children‚ either adopted or biological. The nuclear family historically has been the basic unit of the larger family structure and is where the basic family values such as love‚ tolerance and coexistence are learned. The major characteristic of nuclear families is the
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Modern Family takes a sarcastic and ironic look at the trials that three families face in their day to day lives. Each family strives to win the battles set forth by life in their own unique ways‚ some more comedic than others. Family one consists of Claire‚ the wife‚ Phil‚ the husband‚ and Luke‚ their son. Family two consists of Cameron‚ his life partner Mitchell‚ and their adopted daughter‚ Lilly. Lastly‚ in family three‚ Jay is the father‚ Gloria is his wife‚ and Mannie is Gloria’s son. The Internet
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Family dynamics have rapidly been changing and evolving over the last two hundred years‚ with far-reaching consequences on individuals and societies as a whole. Whereas before the industrial revolution‚ children used to live and work with their parents within the home to learn the family trade that would support them and future offspring‚ now parents spend a good majority of their days at work and children at school. Additionally‚ there is no longer a “normal” family model of two heterosexual
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still considered a goal in most people’s lives. While the nuclear family was a trend for a short amount of time‚ some of the ideas behind it have valid ground. For example‚ studies prove that children who live with both mother and father tend to do better in life both socially and economically. Children who grow up with both parents form stronger and more stable relationships with people and generally grow up and form stable families of their own. Until the twenty first century same-sex marriage was
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comedy Modern Family is no different. The cast is diverse in every way‚ and the writers use that to diversify the characters and get away with using obvious stereotypes placed upon gender and sexuality. The show is presented in a mockumentary style and focuses on three families who are related through marriage. Phil and his wife Claire represent the nuclear family; Jay and his new wife Gloria represent the inter-generation family; and finally Mitchell and Cam represent the homosexual family structure
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Modern Family takes place in Los Angeles‚ California. The show is based off of a “typical” modern family in today’s time‚ or what the writers of the show perceive it as. The show is based off of one big family‚ but is divided into 3 subfamilies to portray each of their lives. The main characters include Jay who is the patriarch and he is remarried to a much younger Colombian woman Gloria‚ who has a son from a previous relationship‚ Manny. Jay’s daughter Claire‚ a homemaker‚ is married to Phil‚ a
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A Modern Family The situation comedy on television that I choose to study‚ which I believe highlights family values and functions‚ is ABC’s “Modern Family”. As the title suggests this is based on what we might perceive as the current‚ everyday family. I have watched this show with mixed emotions since its inception but these are only my observations about the show‚ no one can know what the writer’s background is and from what mindset they are coming from. The show is about the “New” version
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Modern Family Nowadays‚ it seems that the traditional family structure is disappearing and the modern family is replacing it. The family used to be formed by the grandparents‚ the parents‚ their brothers and sisters and their kids‚ living together in the same house‚ but now the nuclear family formed by the father‚ the mother and their children‚ live in a single house without the rest of the family (“Nuclear Family”). I believe that some of the advantages of living in a modern family are:
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parents. All of that information‚ and the access it affords to parents – and the families they are part of – provides brands and other organizations with considerations and avenues to reach the family of today. Edelman’s new study‚ “Marketing to the Modern Family‚” was conducted in 2011 to explore these changing trends. Working with Edelman Berland‚ we partnered with a panel of experts who represented the Modern Family‚ including moms‚ dads‚ multicultural and GLBT parents‚ and grandparents with different
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Modern Family: Stereotype Central Modern Family is a show full of different stereotypes. The first or "pilot" episode of Modern Family showed a lot of strong evidence towards the show challenging dominant ideology. By representing the stereotype of the gay marriage between Cameron and Mitchell‚ this show successfully challenges the dominant ideology of a straight marriage‚ in which the child has both a mother and a father‚ and not just two fathers. When the audience sees this‚ they now see that
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