What are some symbols of gender roles that you can observe in Father Knows Best?
What was the message of the media to women in the 1950s?
How did print advertising often depict women?
What was the image of the housewife in 1950s television programs like Father Knows Best?
How would a symbolic interactionist explain the decision to have a child in North America in the 1950s?
How would a feminist explain the decision of a woman to use contraception or have an abortion?
What might a structural functionalist say to someone considering parenthood?
What might a symbolic interactionist say to someone considering parenthood?
What might a conflict theorist say to someone considering parenthood?
What might a feminist say to someone considering parenthood?