Television ranks as one of the most watched entertainment agents of all times throughout the world. It forms one of the most crucial means of communication used in the world today. An average American uses more than 33 percent of his time watching television than any other leisure activity. In most incidences, the television forms an important part of Americans’ life. Between the two genders, women form the largest television audience partly because of their affiliated gender roles, and their attachment to household chores. Further, women are likely to watch television more than men based on the type of programs aired are.
Television adds up as an agent of socialization in the fact that it transmits cultural values and norms from one generation to the other. People, especially the young, look up to the program actors as role models. Programs aired on television portray different genders in different roles and dictates which roles a viewer will take in life. Television does not require any special skills like literacy and does not discriminate against individual. This makes it a unique entertainment tool (Tv.com n.p).
I decided to analyze ‘My wife and kids’ comedy due to its deep engendered division of roles in comparison with the current trend of gender inequality issues and the fight for abolition of gender discrimination. Further, the drama highlights some improvement milestones achieved in the fight against gender discrimination in the realms of TV broadcasting. In addition, the drama depicts a mockery of the fight against gender stereotyping in media. My wife and kids comedy Television show depicts a family made up of mother, father, kids, and grandkids. The comedy highlights a typical family in a home setting and the issues that surround domestic life like holidays, marriage issues, gender roles and other family life activities. As the show suggests, the family’s gender division of roles raises the central thematic concern, which is