FAD2230 Lecture 1 Outline of Current Lecture I Families have changed i colonial America ii industrialized and urbanized America iii modern family II 1950 s Leave it to Beaver III 1970 s The Brady Bunch IV 1980 s Cosby family V 1990 s Friends VI 2000 s The Osbourne s Current Lecture Families have changed Colonial America families were business schools churches correctional health and welfare institutions African Americans and slavery Industrialized and urbanized America separate work and home life waves of immigration poor working class middle and upper class Modern family society we are in now family is more nuclear Economy shapes the classes 1950 s Leave it to Beaver Idealistic family Middle class family High school degree can provide for family Centered on the mother family is all white Black families weren t on tv 1970 s The Brady Bunch More kids House maid more upper class Step family Controversial not a nuclear family Makes it more idealistic that step families can be a regular family People were divorcing remarried in real life Money 1 to fight about 1980 s Cosby family They re black More black on tv family diversity Highly educated and well of Father doctor mother lawyer Helping supporting family multi generational 1990 s Friends Guys and girls living together who aren t married Bad relationships jumped around Inner dated Family can now be friends not only blood related 2000 s The Osbourne s Not idealistic Wealthy Shows realism ex Cursing 1st realistic picture of a family Maintained their family identity
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