Media's Portrayal Of Family Life

Emma Lynch
Sr. Laura
Theology II
May 31, 2016
Theology II End-of-the-Year Assignment
“Opening Conversation” Textbook Page 162
Today, the media’s portrayal of family life is mainly accurate, even though some portrayals may depict otherwise. Many movies show how families interact and give back to their communities. For example, in the move The Blind Side, the Tuohy family offers up their home to a homeless boy, Michael Oher. This one good deed reflects family life accurately as it shows how families do charity work. Although many families do not give back to their community in such an extreme way, it is promising to see that the media portrays this aspect of family life. Another example where family life is depicted realistically is in Disney’s
These same values contribute to the strength of a society as well. It is important for people to stay loyal to their community, especially in times of need. For example, after a hurricane or a tornado, it is crucial that community members stay loyal and do not desert their community. Every ounce of help is needed during those hard times and it is important for community members to realize this. Love is always important in contributing to the strength of a society. There will always be people in our community who are not as fortunate as others. As such, it is necessary for community members to show love and give back to their community, by donating money or food, working in a soup kitchen, or by providing shelter, water, or clothes. Lastly, it is necessary that all show respect to their community. One can do this by simply not littering and recycling. This helps to keep the community clean and shows respect to the community and to nature. All of these values contribute to the strength of a society because they all pertain to the wellness of the community. Being loyal to the community helps in times of need, as people come together and build relationships. Showing love to those who are less fortunate than others strengthens the community as well, as it can help remove those from such bad situations. Finally, showing respect to our community helps to strengthen society as it contributes to the
In most situations, a family with a strong bond gives off a positive vibe. This strengthens a society as it fills the community with positive feelings and hopefully encourages others to strengthen their family. Positive aspects will always overpower the negative ones, so the more positive families, the more positive the community will be. Similarly, the collapse of the family can portend the collapse of a society. Once a family starts to collapse, surrounding neighbors will begin to get negative vibes. Even if these neighbors have positive feelings, the negative ones will creep around. This will slowly shed off negative vibes to the entire community, and this might turn into a collapse of a