Devious Maids Case Study

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Introduction:
Looking at different families over the past 20 years you see a big change from opposite sex marriage to same sex marriage, where men are the only one working, but now it is both parents working. Society has changed and we accommodate to the society that we find ourselves in.
Transformation happened in families since the early 90’s, where civil partnership were against the law and now it is part of a normal life style. It also often get used in television series and movies where it became a part of an everyday life style. Seeing couples move in together before getting married is seen as normal now where in the past it was a big shock when you went up to your parents and asked if you could stay with your loved one. Single parenting …show more content…

You see this happening in all movies and series where when you think back about 20 years ago, the rule was that you need to be married before moving in together. Devious Maids shows how this is a normal everyday life style where as in Cheaper by the Dozen the eldest daughter first had to get married before moving in with her loved one. In 1996 1.2 million people lived together where in 2001 the figure has doubled to 2.4 million (Department, 2015).
Single living parent in Devious Maids is a common thing amongst the households. When there is a case of divorce, not being married or being a widow the female stays by herself. Women are more dependent on themselves now, now that they can work and earn money they can also look after themselves the husband is not the superior one anymore.
Family sizes differ in the more modern era where in more traditional families the families are larger like in Cheaper by the dozen where they have 12 children and in Devious Maids most families there have one or two children. You also see that in a traditional family, everybody has more time for each other so there is a more structured family relationship where as in the modern family everybody works and have their own social life and development taking place(Imporn,

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