"Make Your Family Proud": Analyzing the Communication of Roles and Identity in Disney's Encanto.

Autor: Moss, Chelsea E., Vasquez, Taylor S., Fisher, Carla L., Forthun, Larry F.
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Zdroj: Journal of Family Communication; Jan-Jun2024, Vol. 24 Issue 1/2, p82-98, 17p
Abstrakt: In this study, we analyzed Disney's Encanto through the lens of identity theory using qualitative content analysis to examine how family roles and identity were communicatively constructed. Results uncovered four themes regarding the Madrigal family's role enactment (role confirmation, role disconfirmation, conformity to family identity, and identity salience of family roles). Findings capture the mutually influential, fluctuating nature of enacting roles and identity in a family system while highlighting the importance of appreciating intergenerational dynamics, as illustrated by the Madrigals. The analysis exemplifies how media portrayals can inform societal expectations about family roles and empowers audiences to think critically about those experiences within their own families. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index