Reference no: EM133607445
Problem
Choose a movie listed below. Take notes as you watch the movie to answer the following questions:
A. Describe the family troubles in the film and how these are manifested in the lives of the family members.
B. Put the family's problems in a broader Sociological context (conflict, symbolic interactionism, functionalism).
C. How did the problems get solved or what were their plans for a solution?
D. Identify the common cultural themes associated with family and marriage and define the various family structures and types of marriage observed in the movie.
E. Explain the prevalence and unique characteristics of single parents, blended families, foster care, cohabitation, same-sex couples, and unmarried individuals that were represented in the movie
F. Make sure that you identify which movie you watched.
Movie List:
Affliction, American Beauty, Amreeka, August: Osage County, Boyhood, The Descendants, The Ice Storm, In the Bedroom, The Joy Luck Club, The Kids Are All Right, Kramer vs. Kramer, Mi Familia, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Ordinary People, Precious, Rachel Getting Married, The Royal Tenenbaums, Saving Face, The Squid, and the Whale, Stepmom, Still Alice, Terms of Endearment, We Don't Live Here Anymore, What's Eating Gilbert Grape, You Can Count on Me.