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Masculinity In The 00's

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down the negative image given to fathers, and to show that they too have a responsibility in the upbringing of their children, and also being their moral anchor. In the 00’s, the father figure was adapted to become a more versatile character. Gone were the days when the man of the house was said to be both the wisest of the household and the breadwinner. In shows like modern family we see fathers like Phil Dunphy who manage to break the mold set in place for fathers in television since the 1950s. Phil is made to be a complex character who wins the viewer’s affections with his quirky ways. He is not the head of his family despite being the father, but rather the second in command to his wife Claire. He is portrayed as rather the heart of his …show more content…

The nineties were notorious for the heartfelt one-on-one conversations/lesson that followed a child’s mistake, all whilst seldom and sad music played in the background. Full House seemed to be a repeated offender of the confession sessions in every episode. A specific example comes from the episode where the eldest daughter DJ befriends an elderly man with Alzheimer’s, after the man exhibits symptoms of his disease Danny is left to explain to DJ that there’s nothing she can do to help him and that bad things happen to good people. The parental relationships present in Full House, fostered the importance of communication between a child and the adults in their lives. It is not necessarily that today’s shows neglect this attribute, but the tone of these types of conversations has changed. The discussions about serious problems the nineties sitcoms kept the level of seriousness, with the goal of teaching the viewers a valuable lesson while in more recent sitcoms, they still carry out the intent of delivering an emotional message, but the dialogue incorporates comedy in attempt to lighten the

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