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Gender Differences In The TV Show 'Baby Daddy'
In the television show “Baby Daddy”, the actors show how a yang single boy can assume the responsibility of parent without preparation. In the first and second episodes of the season one, Ben discovers a baby girl in front of his door. The Baby is supposed to be his daughter. Since Boone, Ben’s mother, believes that Ben is very young and unable to assume parental responsibility, she suggest him not to keep the baby. However, Ben think that he can take care of his daughter and hopes to get the support of his brother Dan and his friend Tucker. So he decides to keep his daughter.
In these two episodes, the actors manifest gender difference in their behaviors. It is possible to see how man and women acts in front of a same circumstance. Men show to be more confident than women. For example, Ben is confident to be able to take care of his daughter, while Bonnie considers him to be very young, and enable to assume
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These episodes presents women to be more informed about how to take care of children than men. For example, while Ben, Dan and Tucker do not know what to do when the baby cries, the arrived of Riley seems to be a salvation for them. Immediately, she know that she have to change the diaper of the baby and give her something to eat. Also, the TV show demonstrate that women are more responsible about taking care of children than men. For women nothing is important than stay with the baby or be sure that the baby is secure. However, for men a night outside the house with friend is important than staying with a baby. For example, when Ben was supposed to stay night at home with the baby, he decides to ask Ben and Tucker to that for him and to go out with his girlfriend. However, Boone did not support to leave the children alone in the house, so she decided to go with her. This TV show presents women to have more knowledge to be more responsible about taking care of children than

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