Character Analysis: The Brady Bunch

Jersey Shore was a television show that aired in 2009 it was a reality-based look at the vapid lives of several Italians in their twenties and their respective friends and hookups. Throughout the series, there were numberless acts of the violent outburst, alcoholic behaviors, and sexual content all on camera. In a journal written by J. Johnson, he states that “evidence suggests that television’s influence on children and adolescents is related to how much time they spend watching television” (Johnson) and when a child is constantly watching these inappropriate shows they tend to pick up the behavior. First to take a look at the explicit language and violent outburst which can be categorized together as aggression. The show often displays aggressive

The Brady Bunch is a show that came about in the late 60’s. The Brady Bunch is about a man named Brady with three sons meets a woman named Carol with three children of her own. This man and woman get married making them one big happy family, with a maid to help out. Living in a four bedroom two bath house in the suburbs, having boy problems and sharing bathrooms. The Brady Bunch family culture is having a maid to take care of the children. This can be a culture that the parents received when they were younger, passing it onto their children. Another culture that The Brady Bunch have is being close to one another. For example if one of the children are dealing with a situation they would talk to their parent’s or a sibling about it. The Brady Bunch family don't hide their situations. They can also be labeled as close because they eat dinner together at the table like the typical white american family. Another culture that The Brady Bunch have is having consequences for their actions. For example in one of the episodes the oldest son did not do what he said he was going to do so in return his parents

The Fault in Our Stars depicts Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old girl diagnosed with terminal thyroid cancer. The book chronicles her relationship with Augustus Waters, who has also been diagnosed with cancer. Throughout the novel, Hazel constantly struggles with her identity in relation to her disease. She is conflicted whether to accept the prescribed image society has of her or to embrace her true inner self. Through a period of self-realization, she eventually comes to terms with and redefines her identity. Although society may define an individual’s self-image, The Fault in Our Stars demonstrates that identity is defined by the inner self, rather than external forces; in turn, that self-perception deeply impacts one’s perspective on life.

Family Guy, an animated sitcom about a New England family and their everyday dilemmas, is a way for viewers to see the comedic side of a dysfunctional family. The Griffins consist of Peter and Lois, the patriarch and matriarch, and Meg, Chris, and Stewie are the children(Family Guy). Every character is different from the next character. They are also weird in their own way. The television show itself displays feminism, structuralism, and gay and lesbian criticism. Each character in the show also displays those criticisms in a certain fashion. Family Guy can be offensive to viewers with its satire, and the way the show delivers its message can make the family and the other characters in the show seem dysfunctional.

The show that I decided to watch and analyze about the elderly was Everybody Loves Raymond. I choose Everybody Loves Raymond because it is very relatable and understanding. The show is based on an Italian family living in Long Island New York dealing with everyday life situations. the main character Raymond must deal with his everyday life while dealing with his elderly parents who live right across the street as well. today we see that there are many stereotypes when it comes to the elderly, stereotypes such as the elderly can’t remember things, they’re nosey, or that they know it all. In the show, we see that Raymond’s parents do fall into some of these stereotypes, but also, they do things that make us think that not all elderly people fall into these known stereotypes. We are so accustomed to leaving the elderly in places such as nursing homes whenever we feel like we have no need to take care of them anymore, or if they can’t seem to do things on their own. Raymond’s parents Marie and Frank are still able to do things on their own they still joke around and make fun of their kids. Even after retirement, and helping Raymond raise his kids, they still have Rob who lives with them. Even though their kids essentially make fun of their age, Marie and Frank somehow make the best out of situations.

To start off, Modern family is a show that started that in 2009 that falls within the genre of American sitcoms. Blending the idea of sitcoms with a family orientated plot, this show has been very popular among television audiences. As the title claims, the show tries to portray modern families. The family is made up of an older white male, and a younger Colombian trophy wife and her son from her first marriage. There is also another family consisting of a hard working dad, an over controlling mom, and their three children. Lastly, there is a family which consists of gay co-parents and their adopted Vietnamese child. While these family structures appear to be modern, the gender roles presented within the structure suggest something different.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady breaks the NFL record for the number of career wins, more than any quarterback in the history of the NFL. The writer of the article, Mike Reiss, informs that Brady had broken this record during last Sunday’s game here at Gillette Stadium against the Raiders from Los Angeles. Tom is very grateful for all the people that have helped him achieve this, including his coaches, teammates, friends, and family. Two other players that play for the Patriots, Malcolm Butler and Dion Lewis, and also Patriots’ head coach Bill Belichick, praise Tom Brady for reaching this great accomplishment. Coach Belichick also says that Tom is very good player and one little thing that constitutes his victories is reacting very

The Brady Bunch were the ideal families in the 1960's and 1970's, and in the 80's, it was Family Ties. When the 1990's approached us, television shows took on a whole new outlook on American Families. There were shows such as Full House, which was about a single father raising three daughters with the help of his brother-in-law and his best friend. Roseanne was also another show that showed the "dysfunctional" side of families. American Families keep changing, and they will continue to change in our future.

Everybody loves Raymond is a show that was first released during the year of 1996 and ran all the way to 2005. The show is centered around Ray Barone, a talented sports writer who constantly has to put up with his wife, brother, kids, and even parents. Raymond is generally very sarcastic, no matter what the situation, and he does just about everything in his power to not have to deal with his kids. Instead he leaves most of the responsibilities of child care and cleaning to his wife, Debra. Although Everybody Loves Raymond manages to pull off being a wonderful show, it still plays into the stereotypical behavior of Gender roles, which ultimately prevents society from making any real progress.

Once again, in the 1970s, changes in the structure and dynamics of the American family are present in the popular 1970s TV show “The Brady Bunch”. Perhaps the biggest change that is present is the structure of the family portrayed. The Brady’s, the TV shows main subject, would be considered a blended family. Mike Brady, the father in the show, has three sons from a previous relationship; he marries Carol, who has three daughters from a previous relationship, there marriage brings both families together. I would classify the family as an upper middle class family, based on the appearance of their house and the presence of a full time maid at their house. Similar to TV shows from previous decades the children appear to be submissive to the authority

Their show, Keeping Up with the Kardashians has aired since 2007, and is still going on, after 13 seasons. In fact, it has run for just as long as Grey Anatomy. (Simile) In season 12, they had a total of 2.19 million viewers, meaning 2.19 million people had nothing better to do on a Sunday night, than to watch the Kardashians on TV, probably complaining about their first world problems. The stars of this show are Kris and Rob, the parents and creators of the Kardashian dynasty (Hyperbole), Kim and her husband Kanye, with their 2 children, North and Saint West. Khloe, Kourtney and Scott and their 3 children, Mason, Penelope and Reign. Their brother Rob with his ex -wife Black Chyna and

John Hughes's The Breakfast Club is one of film history’s most iconic and renowned movies and is a cornerstone of 1980’s pop-culture. The Breakfast Club showcases five unique high school students who all unfortunately find themselves imprisoned in an all-day Saturday detention. The students go as following: Claire (a pretty girl), Brian (the nerd), John (the bad boy), Andrew (an athlete), and Allison (the strange, goth girl). These students come from very different backgrounds and social settings which proves to spark many conflicts between them as well as with their supervisor Mr. Vernon. But through this conflict they find similarities between themselves, and after spending nine hours locked up together, they find resolution within themselves and with their new friends. Psychology can explain why this happened as well as what caused other events to occur. This paper will examine four different psychological phenomena: stereotypes, conformity/normative social influence, ingroup versus outgroup/superordinate goals, and the various causes of attraction.

Modern family has been know to be the postmodern tv series today. It involves a family who is seen as very stereotype. All members of the family seen to be consider know it all’s, but struggle to communicate with each other. This episode involves the women standing up for themselves in order to be heard, but the men are the emotionally unstable ones. . As well showing that all families have problems just like all the modern familias today.

A comedy series, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, is based on a Hennessy family of five. There is father (not a priest) Paul, mother Cate, teenage daughters Bridget and Kerry, and son Rory. The show is about Paul, a sport writer, as a family patriarch dealing with his children problems while his wife goes back to work as nurse. The show is filled with gender stratifications.

I am not allowed to watch much TV. Therefore, I must be super selective about what I watch. While I could waste a lot of time watching Duck Dynasty, when it comes to choosing a show, Family Guy is my top selection. I think the popular cartoon comedy Family Guy, written by Seth MacFarlane, is one of the best shows still running today.