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This is a 3 page paper that provides an overview of sociological themes in "Family Guy". A particular episode is analyzed from the perspective of symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, and postmodern sociology. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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figures in either field merit a great deal of respectful study, limiting ones study to just that one dimension belies the applicability of sociology to modern day life. This is
a shame, as sociology is meant to be a living and useful discipline, able to be observed in the course of contemporary society, and utilized to deepen our understanding of
that same society. To illustrate this point, this paper will explore the sociological themes evidenced in a piece of modern pop culture entertainment, an episode of the popular television show,
"Family Guy". This paragraph helps the student summarize the episode and scene in question. While any episode of the show (or any other show for that matter) is likely to
be rife with content that could be viewed through a sociological lens, one episode that is particularly well suited for a sociological review is the fifth episode of season six,
"Lois Kills Stewie, Part II". One scene in particular in this episode stands out quite readily and contains at least three sociological themes, both subtle and resoundingly evident. In the
scene, the Griffin familys baby, Stewie, takes the family dog, Brian, hostage and forces him to drive him to a cross-country destination to fulfill a nefarious purpose. Despite being a
baby and a dog, Stewie and Brian are both fully articulate and well-developed characters with strong humanistic personalities in their own right. The first sociological perspective to be found in
this scene is that of symbolic interactionism. This sociological theory focuses on the use of symbols in society as a means of determining and illuminating the various "roles" that people
occupy in interacting with one another (McClelland, 2000b). A viewer could look at a single still frame from the scene described above and still understand everything that was happening, precisely
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