Culture and Socialization in Television Portrayals of American Families Essay

I need a research on social location, culture and socialization in television portrayals of American families from the 1950s/1960s and today.
Watch three episodes of a television show from the 1950s/1960s that focuses on an American family or families with your group.

1. the tv show from 195060 is “The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet” the tv show has full episodes available free on Youtube.com.
2. tv show for nowadays is “A Million Little Things”.

write a 3-5 page (double-spaced) INDIVIDUAL PAPER summarizing your findings and answering the questions below. You can answer each question separately.

A.SOCIAL LOCATION IN THE 1950S/1960S VERSUS TODAY

1. How does the social location of the characters and families in the t.v. show from the 1950s/1960s affect their behavior? Potential issues to consider include the political situation at the time, material culture utilized such as clothing, automobiles, etc.
2. How does the social location of the characters and families in the current t.v. show affect their behavior?
3. What differences do you observe between the characters in the 1950s/1960s t.v. show and the current show that are due to their social location? Why do you think these differences are due to social location?

B.CULTURE IN THE 1950S/1960S VERSUS TODAY
1. What would be the four most important values in American society at that time based on what you see in the t.v. show from the 1950s/1960s? Why?
2. What would be the four most important values in American society today based on what you see in the current t.v. show? Why?
3. What evidence can you find about U.S. cultural diversity in the t.v. show from the 1950s/1960s?
4. What evidence can you find about U.S. cultural diversity in the current t.v. show?

C.SOCIALIZATION IN THE 1950S/1960S VERSUS TODAY
1. What evidence can you see of gender socialization in the t.v. show from the 1950s/1960s?
2. What evidence can you see of gender socialization in the current t.v. show?
3. What evidence can you see of the role of peer groups as agents of socialization in the 1950s/1960s t.v. show?
4. What evidence can you see of the role of peer groups as agents of socialization in the current t.v. show?
5. What differences can you see in the socialization of children in the 1950s/1960s t.v. show versus the current t.v. show? Why?

D. LIST OF TELEVISION SHOW EPISODES WATCHED