By Maricarmen Becerra Along with depictions of what traditionally makes up a family, another set of norms reflected in television are the child care roles expected of men and women. These would be the expectations that women are overall better with children, and that men are expected to work, or stand by. For this analysis, I watched an episode of… Read more →
By, Mohammed Almheiri The structure of family in the United States has been changing and the traditional nuclear family is not the only structure. In addition to the traditional, nuclear family, the prevalent and most common family structure is the single parent family. Single parent families today represent a significant proportion of families and living in or growing up in… Read more →
By, Alexis Diaz The Vortex Regardless of the reasoning, single-parent households have always had a stigma around them. Such as the beliefs that the child is less watched over or that because a child grows up without a certain parent role present in their lives they are more likely to be gay. While society has evolved in attempting to celebrate… Read more →
By, Abdulla Aldhaheri and Abdul Aziz Alshamsi My friend and I talked to another friend about the topic of single-parent households versus two-parent households. Us: So, what do you think about the differences between a single-parent household and a two-parent household? Friend: I think that a two-parent household is a much better idea. But I know that this might not… Read more →
By: Marlyn Angeles In today’s depictions of families and parental figures, there are many shows that work towards incorporating different parent and family dynamics. However, along with this representation comes the many stereotypes that those that interact with same-sex couples, hold and use against these parents. Media has the opportunity to use these TV shows to shed light on the… Read more →
By Owen Bister The LGBT community faces many struggles that are shared among other minority or under-represented groups, such as where they are going to live or where their next meal is coming from. There is a large population of LGBT youth that are shunned from their homes and cast out by their families, purely on the basis of sexual/gender… Read more →
By Hunter G. “We get at the root of the problem — addressing gender inequality at its source.” timesupnow.org Following the Weinstein effect and the #MeToo Movement, Time’s Up was created by Hollywood celebrities on January 1, 2018. Proving to be successful, this movement has gathered over $22 million for its legal defense fund as of December 2018. The announcement… Read more →
If so can Minorities Even Pick Media to Identify With? By Dillania Barnett When people choose what to watch, whether it’s a movie, or a television show, there’s multiple aspects that play into their choice. Does it look interesting? Will I relate to it? Or does it have nothing to do with me? I feel like many people today will… Read more →
By Hailey Locke Pride 2019: How Attempts to ‘Show Support’ Provided Little Support 2019 was a year like no other, and Pride 2019 was no exception. In 2019, shows of support to the LGBTQ+ community for Pride month from corporations exploded in popularity. Hundreds of big name brands ‘came out’ in support of the LGBTQ+ community, and also came out… Read more →
By Kaitlyn Vannucci We can all agree that there is underrepresentation in the media when it is brought to our attention, but do we ever take it into consideration while we are actually consuming the media we do? I think that many people don’t take this into consideration, because there are still many gender norms and stereotypes in the media… Read more →