We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
Odd Family Out: Closely Reading Kate & Allie's 'New Women' Household.
- Authors
STEPHENS, VINCENT
- Abstract
The article discusses the depiction of kinship in the television program "Kate & Allie" (K&A). According to the author, the program's portrayal of matriarchal households led by divorced mothers illustrates the redefinition of family in American television. Details on non-nuclear families and non-biological kinship relations depicted in the program are presented. Other topics include gender roles and social recognition.
- Subjects
KINSHIP; KATE &; Allie (TV program); FAMILIES on television; WOMEN heads of households; GENDER role
- Publication
Journal of Popular Culture, 2013, Vol 46, Issue 4, p886
- ISSN
1540-5931
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jpcu.12051