Die animierte Familie. Darstellungen von Familien in Zeichentrickserien

Autor(en)
Christopher Studeny, Ulrike Zartler
Abstrakt

The number of cartoon series on television and, accordingly, their importance for the socialization of children have strongly increased in recent decades. However, questions about the family image that is transported in these series over time remain to be answered. Based on the knowledge-sociological hermeneutic analysis of videos, this article explores whether the presentation of family images, family life and parental roles in cartoon series has changed since the 1980ies. Data are systematically drawn from three series from the 1980ies and three present series (since 2000), selected along the criteria of popularity, duration and frequency of broadcasting. Results show that although a pluralization of family forms becomes apparent over time, the presentation of parents is still predominantly based on traditional role patterns, and the nuclear family is presented as an ideal. The analysis also reveals that aspects of handling the blurring boundaries of work and family life are more prominent in the present cartoon series.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Soziologie
Journal
Zeitschrift für Familienforschung (ZfF)
Band
30
Seiten
176-193
Anzahl der Seiten
18
ISSN
1437-2940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/zff.v30i2.03
Publikationsdatum
2018
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
504011 Familienforschung
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Social Psychology, Sociology and Political Science, Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/e4e4f3e7-1333-4b79-a45e-60fb66fc7ab7