I will be researching and analyzing how American families are portrayed in the media. I will study how the image of families in the media has changed over time. I will distinguish the difference between regular families and those in the media. I also plan to describe the difference between American families and those from other countries. For my interviews I hope to find out what regular people think the stereotypical American family consists of.
I will interview Shane Connelly, Sean Gantner, Jonathan Donnelly, Elen Baglierie, Kristen Antle, Bianca Osorio, Rebecca Poe, Sean Simpson, Paulina Crownwell, and Heather Harris.
All of these people are from different races and ethnicities. I believe this will lead me to accurate results about what the general public thinks about American family stereotypes in the media.
These are the questions that I will ask...
1. What is your idea of the stereotypical American family?
2. Would you prefer to watch shows such as Family Guy and The Simpsons or shows like the Brady Bunch?
3. How do you think American families differ from those in other countries?
4. Describe your own family.
5. Do you think that the typical American family has changed over time?
6. Do you think that it is entertaining to watch shows about disfunctional families such as The Simpsons?
7. Do you find the show Family Guy offensive?
8. Do you think that your own family is similar to The Brady Bunch or The Simpsons?
9.Is your family similar to your friends families?
10. What is your race/ethnicity?
Along with asking the genera public those questions, I will also interview Beth Ridgeway who is a family/marriage psychologist. I will ask her the questions above, along with a few extra questions.
-How are the families that you consult different from families in the programs like The Brady Bunch and The Stepford Wives?
-What are common problems that families are faced with today?
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I think these are really great questions to ask in an interview about this topic. It will give you a broad range of answers, especially on things that ask whether people like the idea of the dysfunctional family on Family Guy or traditional family values on the Brady Bunch. Asking about race/ethnicity in the people you interview is also a good idea because family values can be extremely different in different cultures. I don’t know if you plan to do this, but maybe interview both adults and kids will give you some interesting information since our parents grew up in a completely different generation than we did.
ReplyDeleteI like how you are asking people from different ethinic backrounds because that will make your answers less biased one way or another and the marriage counselor is a great idea. It is going to be interesting to know what the common issues are for families. You may want to ask some people from out of the country to see if these traits are common around the world
ReplyDeleteThanks for the help!!
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