Family Systems Therapy
An Overview of the Study of Family

By Christie Takács

PSYC 4315
I. Smith Noland
14 December 2005



Situational comedies are a brilliant example of family systems. Not only do current television shows like Everybody Loves Raymond, Yes, Dear, and Two and A Half Men portray different kinds of families, but they are also wildly successful. Even older sitcoms like Home Improvement, Full House, Roseanne, and The Cosby Show were well received and watched for many years. The aspect that makes family sitcoms so appealing to the public is that they usually represent a majority of households. Comfort lies in the idea that there are other people and other families out there like the viewers'. More probable than not, people relate well to a character in a sitcom and are able to identify events in the character's life which make him the way he is. The following logical conclusion is that the viewer realizes things in his own family life which have made him......

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