Shameless is a TV series on ShowTime. Shameless is about the Gallagher’s, a dysfunctional family, where the father; Frank Gallagher is an alcoholic and a drug addict, because of that Fiona The oldest daughter is left to take care of her siblings. Fiona Gallagher faces many troubles, sending the kid to school, working eight jobs, dealing with relationship problems, the alcoholic father, and teenage siblings. The mother, Monica has bipolar disorder, left them new with their father and comes and goes whenever she feels like it. This family goes through everything, including the death of their aunt, and the frauds made by their father.
Shameless provides the viewers an opportunity to see alcoholism and drug addiction in a more realistic family setting. The Gallagher’s family live on the South side of Chicago. They are a low-income family. As a result, the family has a lot of problems to produce a living. Frank Gallagher, the father, has substance use disorder and addiction while the mother has bipolar disorder and addiction. Throughout the series, the viewers see how alcoholism affects the family.
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Every money he makes he spends it in the Alibi bar. Most of the time he is sleeping in the street as a homeless, and sometimes disappears for months at a time. Furthermore, the exorbitant amount of alcohol leads to the development of alcohol cirrhosis. Alcohol Cirrhosis is a disease that damages the liver. As a result, he was unable to drink and was going through alcohol withdrawal. He tried to do everything that is possible to put alcohol in his body; alike putting the alcohol in his eyes, because he was vomiting blood whenever he put alcohol in his
Shameless is a U.S TV show that has quickly gathered a cult-like following. The show focuses on a family, the Gallagher’s, and their fight to survive in the Southside of Chicago. The father is an alcoholic and relies on schemes to make money, forcing the children to learn to fend for themselves and rely on their friends in the neighborhood. One of these friends is a middle aged woman named Sheila Jackson, and it is very clear from the first time her character is introduced that she is definitely abnormal and has trouble functioning. Sheila suffers from Agoraphobia, fear and avoidance of situations which causes a person to feel unsafe. (Durand & Barlow, 2016) In Sheila’s case, her agoraphobia causes her to be unable to leave her home. This causes
In this scenario Mr. Abdul is at high risk of chronic alcoholism mainly causing danger to his liver due to alcohol abuse in which healthy liver cells are replaced by scar tissue. Evidence showed by the Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS] (2010) that alcoholic liver disease accounted fourteen percent of all deaths due to diseases of the digestive system and of alcoholic liver disease, more males than females died and seventy five percent majority of people aged betw...
Here are some facts that are related to Reyna’s story. Cirrhosis is one of the main alcohol effects. Cirrhosis happens when all the healthy cells are damaged and scar tissue replaces the healthy tissue. Dementia is caused lack of nutrients and vitamins. Depending of the stage of alcohol dementia, that is where you can see the different type of symptoms. Alcohol dementia symptoms can vary, people can experience mental confusion, agitation, paranoia, and involuntary eye problems. Weight gain is a big part of alcoholism. Our bodies can’t store calories from alcohol for later, like we would do with food calories. Alcohol makes people depressed, alcohol is a depressant. It’s known that people often drink alcohol when a stressful thing happens in their life. People often use alcohol as a “get away” from reality. Most people don’t know that after a few drink, you start getting depressed. Alcoholism affects not only the person that is getting intoxicated but everyone around them including family, friends, and children. It’s a fact that 4 in 10 child abusers have admitted to be under the influence when abusing a child. Those children that have been a victim of child abuse are most likely having an increased chance of behavioral and physical problems when they get
To understand alcoholism, it must first be understood what this affliction is dependent on. Alcohol is a substance that is made by the fermentation of fruits, grains, or miscellaneous other organic materials. The chemical, alcohol, is a depressant and acts on every cell in the human body. Due to this, the central nervous system, along with the pleasure centers of the brain, are affected resulting in a feeling of euphoria and a sense of well being. After repeated exposure, the brain becomes dependent on this drug to unburden itself whenever it feels the compulsion. Several factors that contribute to alcoholism are the individual’s psychology, genetics, culture, and the individual’s response to physical pain.
Everyone wants a perfect family, but nothing is ever perfect. The family in “Why I Live at the P.O.” is most definitely less than perfect. When Stella-Rondo returns to her old home after leaving her husband and bringing her small child who she claims is adopted, much conflict in the family increases. Stella-Rondo turns every family member living in the household against Sister, her older sister, and every family member betrays Sister by believing the lies Stella-Rondo tells about Sister to them. Through much turmoil and distress, Sister becomes so overwhelmed with the unending conflict that she feels she must leave her home and live at the post office. In “Why I Live at the P.O.,” Eudora Welty strongly implies that the function of the family can rapidly decline when family members refuse to do certain things they should and do certain things they should not through her use of point of view, symbolism, and setting.
This essay will examine my thoughts and those of David Sterrit on the critically acclaimed television show The Honeymooners. First, I will talk about the Honeymooners and it’s setting in postwar America. Secondly, the social and cultural issues the series portrayed. Next, would be the psychological perspective and the aesthetics of the show. Finally, the essay would conclude with my thoughts on how the Honeymooners were impacted by these aspects, but also how the show managed to leave a legacy in television today.
The theme of the 1980 film Ordinary People centers on familial dysfunction, bereavement, mental illness, and the social pressure of maintaining a “acceptable” outer appearance. In the wake of the death of the Jarret families eldest son buck in a boating accident the affluent and other wise “ordinary” family is forced to confront foundational problems that have been long standing but have since been exacerbated and brought to the forefront in the families grief.
Alcoholism is a debilitating disease that affects an entire family. Alcoholism can cause physical and chemical changes in the diseased person, which in turn can lead to poor life choices. Jeannette's father was an alcoholic. While growing up in poverty, Jeannette's father made decisions that caused the family to suffer greatly. When Jeannette was a young child, Rex's alcoholism was better controlled. Jeannette's father could hold a job for months at a time and provide for his family the basic needs, such as food, required to survive. At one point it their lives, all the kids “lived the high life” when Rex brought home new bicycles for them. However, as Jeannette grew older, her father's disease took control of his life. Soon Jeannette's father began to lose his jobs more often, until he finally refused to maintain a job in any sense. Due to the lack of income, the family suffered greatly financially and emotionally. Jeannette and Brian were forced to eat out of garbage cans at school to combat their...
Modern Family promotes a male-dominant family ideology since it portrays stereotypes for comedic purposes. The Dunphy’s are a traditional family, that is patriarchally constructed, consisting of a stay-at-home wife and breadwinner husband. This stereotype can portray women as less than men, since Phil makes all of the money and Claire looks after the children. Their daughter Haley represents the stereotype that attractive women are not intelligent. In contrast, her clever sister, Alex, enforces feminist, Dorothy Smith’s ideas of feminism and the fight for equal education rights. Lastly, their brother Luke represents the stereotypical young boy who loves gore and is sporty and competitive. The dominant ideology that men are superior is also
The Kardashian family is somewhat of a phenomenon. They do not come from humble beginnings. They are not exactly athletic. They do not produce music of any kind, (any that is remarkable), and apart from their “reality” television show, yet they are actual icons that people spend time and money on. Of course they have a couple big time relatives such as Robert Kardashian, who handled the OJ Simpson case back in 1996. But there is one Kardashian out of all of them, that has sparked a peculiar interest for some. It is clear there is no denying Kim Kardashian’s physical beauty. Even I can get a little dazed by her seemingly three foot long eyelashes and amazing, unattainable curves. But there is one question that has been raised by many people,
Shameless is an American TV series based on the self-destructive and dysfunctional family of Frank Gallagher, a single father of six children. The program is set in Chicago and illustrates a story of an alcoholic father who spends his day getting drunk, while his kids learn to take care of themselves. Fiona, the eldest daughter, takes responsibility upon herself at the age of 15 to become the caretaker of the family both physically and financially. Although the Gallagher’s do not have the structure of a nuclear family, they still hold the functionalist perspective of having a matriarchal family system, with the sister leading the family. They fit with the functionalist theory, however not in the generic stance of having a mother and a father
I am writing a review on the very popular television show, Shameless. In part, this is one of my favorite shows, and it deals with current social and economic issues relevant in today’s society. Shameless is a drama-comedy, currently in its seventh season, set on the south-side of Chicago. There is a British television of the same name, based in Manchester that premiered in 2004. The American re-creation of Shameless premiered in 2011 and follows the lives of the dysfunctional, yet perseverant Gallagher family who are trying to make ends meet day after day. From working multiple jobs to stealing the family does whatever they can to survive. The Gallagher kids learn how to take care of themselves with the help of their neighbors, Veronica
“Stitches” by David Small is a graphic novel where he visually describes his childhood. Small shows how he perceived his family relationships as a child and his own perspective of the world at the time. He clearly depicts his family’s dysfunctionality that prevented him the ability to display his self expression. Small encountered various events throughout his novel that added a different element to his understanding of relationships, specifically with his parents. As Small matured, these events played a critical role on his ultimate understanding of their complicated relationship.
Alcoholism is of interest to many people in the world today. This paper examines what has recently been learned about alcoholism, especially how serious of a disorder it actually is. Some of the aspects that are explained are what exactly alcohol abuse involves, the negative effects alcohol has on the human body, and options for treatment.
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