changes. Many pointers like the media have shown how various changes of the family have
taken place throughout the decades. The media especially television has given valuable input on
how a family was viewed at a certain point in time (Anderson & Taylor 400). Many television
shows have been produced that point out the various changes happening in the society. The
definition of the family institution as consisting of the father and mother has greatly been
challenged (Leigh 162).
The family basically was made up of the father, mother and children though some
included grandparents, uncles and aunties which made up extended families. The media …show more content…
The children did not only
belong to the parents buy they belonged to the community as a whole. The community was an
important part of society that safeguarded cultural values and norms and ensured that each and
every person was regarded and honored (Pablo 94). From the television shows arising in that
period show a clear and distinct role of parents and their children.
Decades ago the society greatly esteemed the family. A problem was communally solved
and was not left to the individual to bare it alone. The traditional society did not stand some
types of behavior as evidenced in the present. People did not embrace vices such as crime in the
community. Moral values were greatly upheld in traditional society and the people valued them
highly. Girls were to wait until they married so as to come out of their homes while boys were
supposed to follow suit. Most of the television shows taught on moral lessons and they therefore
acted as an education point to most of the community in contrast the present day society which
opts to support immoral values by support groups who sometimes call themselves liberal. …show more content…
The difference can be seen in the laws that have come
up concerning the family. The government has held various views in relation to the parties in the
government like in the USA there are the democrats and the republicans who support different
views. The democrats support gay and abortion rights while the republicans are more
conservative. The various ideologies developed therefore affect the people who are being rules
and some are forced to accept the rule be it that of democrats or republicans if they are chosen by
the majority. The family unit was of father and mother but abortion has gone up because the
children don’t want to wait until they get married and therefore end up having unwanted
pregnancies. The television shows at the present have a lot of immorality and most of the shows
are watched by teenagers. A majority of the parents go to work for long hours and live their
children in the care of the nanny. The nanny may live them to the mercy of the television and as
they watch their minds are changed dramatically over a long time. The children are exposed