Fictional Family Analysis: Full House (FULL HOUSE TELEVISION SHOW)

Please read attachment. Also the 14 sources must be from the two books in the document and 12 youtube shows of Full House. Do not plagiarize. Follow the instructions very carefully, and do ALL parts. Ficitonal_Analysis_Guidelines_and_Instructions.doc FICTIONAL FAMILY ANALYSIS TOPIC: FULL HOUSE TELEVISION SHOW 1. Analyze the t.v. show Full House to determine patterns in family relationships. 2. Your analysis should include the following: a. An analysis of the family as a system, using at least three concepts from your text. b. An analysis of the degree of adaptability and cohesion in the family system. c. An analysis of the meaning and rules in the family, using concepts from in your text and in Virginia Satir's The New Peoplemaking. d. An analysis of the conflict that appears in the family and productive or destructive ways that the family manages conflictual situations, using concepts in your text. 3. Your analysis should also include the following concepts: a. Intimacy (communication) and self-disclosure b. Family roles and communication c. Power, decision making 4. Use examples to illustrate your points. QUESTIONS TO FRAME YOUR DISCUSSION AND ALANYSIS For Psychological Consideration 1. Are there alliances within the family? How do these alliances affect family functioning? 2. How would you rate the communication patterns within this family? 3. What are the spoken or unspoken rules (conscious—unconscious) for each family? 4. How do these rules shape behavior or interactions between family members? 5. Discuss how personality differences play a part in family dynamics, or character conflict? 6. How do parental roles become refined by situation or by the progression of time? 7. Selective memory: how is it possible that 2 or 3 family members witness the same event, they will have completely different versions of that event? 8. How do characters, family members, remain resilient in the face of devastating events, or severe or acute trauma? 9. Why are some family members more resilient than others? 10. How does sibling position shape or influence behavior? 11. How does developmental stage affect behavior? 12. Why is sexuality often a vehicle whereby characters work out their loneliness? For Sociological Consideration 1. How does social structure, or societal expectation shape family? 2. How does culture define identity? 3. How does cultural difference necessitate conflict? 4. Americans value individualism and emphasize personal achievement, individual rights, and their own space. How do these values influence the structure of the American family? What are some of the negative results of these values? 5. How do grandparents fill the parental role in particular families? 6. Is it possible to pass on dysfunctional behavior patterns from one generation to another? 7. How do gender issues play out in certain families? 8. Who holds the most power in family-males, females? 9. How does this dynamic work itself out in subsequent relationships, outside of the family? 10. How do families relax together; how do they spend leisure time? For Philosophical /Theological /Existential Consideration 1. How does the family respond to tragic events, loss, accidents, injustices? 2. Is Forgiveness possible in families? How crucial is it? 3. How does faith /belief in higher truths, or the lack of, play a part in these families? 4. What is love? 5. Does tragedy serve to strengthen or weaken family? 6. What do families use as coping mechanisms?—this can be taken in different directions by each novel. 7. How does history shape a family's destiny? How do cultural beliefs, values and attitudes shape conflict or cohesiveness within a family? NOW, YOU HAVE TO WORK THROUGH SECTIONS 2-4 and follow the guidelines and instructions. You DO NOT have to answer each and every question in the consideration examples section “Questions to Frame Your Discussion and Analysis”; however, those will help you frame the discussion of this paper. *2 BOOKS YOU NEED TO USE: 1. Galvin, K.M., Bylund, C.L., & Brommel, B.J. (2012). Family communication: Cohesion and change (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. 2. Floyd, K., & Morman, M.T. (2013). Widening the family circle: New research on family communication. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. *NOTE: You can find the t.v. show on YouTube – Watch several clips (10-14) to use for your analysis, and cite them properly.