3. About the show
Families are “networks of people who share their lives over long
periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, law, or
commitment, legal, or otherwise, who consider themselves as
family and who share a significant history and anticipated future
of functioning as a family.” ( page 8)
In this sitcom Family Guy, they have a very interesting, hilarious,
ignorant, un functional way to show all those things. The show
follows Peter Griffin adventures and his odd family of middle
class New Englanders.
It is a two parent biological family, that consists parents being (
Peter Griffin and Lois ) and the children ( Meg, Chris, Stevie )
who are the union of these parents and finally, Brian ( the talking
dog) is also a part of this family.
4. The cast
Peter Griffin; Is the provider for the family, most of the time
obnoxious and befuddled.
Lois Griffin; is the loving stay at home mom, provides most of
daily tasks and plays the role of taking care of the whole family.
Meg Griffin; is the only daughter that is too smart for her own
good, and is a social outcast.
Chris Griffin; is the socially awkward typical teen and does not
have a clue about the opposite sex. He is often confused and at
the awkward age of 13 discovering himself.
Stewie Griffin; is the talking, wisecracking, genius baby that is
always trying to dominate the world.
Brian Griffin; is the talking dog, Peter’s best friend and loyal
companion. He has a very dry sense of humor and enjoys
drinking martini’s.
5.
6. “Over time, Openness ; self disclosure
Assurances; stressing love, support,
Romance moves and commitment
into reality.” page 107
-Throughout the
family maintenance
and busy routines of
taking care of the
family and providing
for the kids it is
important to maintain
Positivity;
the relationship Giving gifts or
between one compliments
another.
- COUPLE TIME
7. Martial/Relational maintenance
Social networks; includes family and
friends in activities
Sharing tasks; includes jointly
performing tasks
• Example shown is they are both
involved while parenting meg.
Could be for a punishment or
• teaching her something.
8. Rituals
“Rituals convey a variety of meanings and messages in
emotionally powerful patterns; they remind members of who they
are, how much they care about each other, and they reflect a
family’s relational culture.” page 113
Some rituals can be positive and pleasurable and at other times
it can be negative rituals between one another.
Conflicts, Discipline and teasing are three rituals this family has.
9. More Rituals
Family Vacation
to the mountain
Intimacy
expressions,
physical,
symbolic, and
verbal
expressions of
love.
Peter’s ritual is
going to the
local bar with
his friends.
10. Cont.
Daily routines
and tasks;
All watching TV
together in the
living room
Going grocery
shopping
together
Having
dinnertime every
night with the
family
Lois always
provides family
time at the dinner
table by making
dinners and
having
communication
between the
couple and
11. Family Roles
Within families, roles are established, grown into, grown through,
discussed,negotiated,worked on, and accepted or rejected” (
page 150 )
As family members mature or outside forces impact the family,
roles emerge, change, or disappear. (page 150)
We define “family roles” as recurring patterns of behavior
developed through the interaction that family members use to
fulfill family functions.( page 150)
The term “role” can be widely used and can mean very different
things to different people.
The griffin family has a little bit of all three family functions;
Instrumental- which provides the resources for the family
Affective- which provides support and nurturing needs
Mixed- life skill development and system upkeep.
12. Peter and Brian ( best friends )
This is an
example of the
companionship
of Peter and his
best friend Brian
( his dog) .
Sharing time
together playing
golf and talking
over drinks
which is showing
them being there
for each other
and
communicating.
13. Lois ( the stay at home mom )
Her main family
role is being the
stay at home
mom and she
provides the
nurture and
support for the
whole family
especially her
children.
She also is the
one to manage
the daily needs,
housekeeping,
child care,
recreation, taking
care of bills.
Another function
she provides for
her children is
providing
individual
development.
She is a good
15. Siblings
Through out this
show the children
do not have the
sibling bond as
much a traditional
family would. They
often have conflicts,
competition
between one
another and since
they are the ages of
finding themselves
they are often at a
distance. Whenever
there is a conflict or
bullying at school
meg often sticks up
for her brother Chris
even though they
can’t stand each
other they do often
look out for each
other in a special
way.
