CAT 2 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Black-Ish, Technophobia
1 Feb 2017
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Pay attention to what she says about children. Family surrounding the television instead of father figure. Become too invested in the imaginary social life of the television shows. Forget about their own social lives in order to watch other people on a screen. Place of men in society where women is gaining more recognition. Bewitched--darrin repeatedly tells samantha not to use her powers but she still continues to use them; implies that she"s more powerful than him. Woman"s role in the home--always put together, sexy but not too sexy, always looking nice. Television always had a purpose, many of which was to sell something. Advertisements brought in customers and contributed to consumer culture. Watching television would bring families together" as they sit down together to do so. However, the kitchen space was for the entire family so it wasn"t truly a space for women. Relieves the actual labor that comes with house work.
