1. Family collage Assignment By Michelle Nary

2. Family Guy

3. About the show Families are networks of people who share their lives over long periods of time bound by ties of marriage, blood, law, or commitment, legal, or otherwise, who consider themselves as family and who share a significant history and anticipated future of functioning as a family. ( page 8) In this sitcom Family Guy, they have a very interesting, hilarious, ignorant, un functional way to show all those things. The show follows Peter Griffin adventures and his odd family of middle class New Englanders. It is a two parent biological family, that consists parents being ( Peter Griffin and Lois ) and the children ( Meg, Chris, Stevie ) who are the union of these parents and finally, Brian ( the talking dog) is also a part of this family.

4. The cast Peter Griffin; Is the provider for the family, most of the time obnoxious and befuddled. Lois Griffin; is the loving stay at home mom, provides most of daily tasks and plays the role of taking care of the whole family. Meg Griffin; is the only daughter that is too smart for her own good, and is a social outcast. Chris Griffin; is the socially awkward typical teen and does not have a clue about the opposite sex. He is often confused and at the awkward age of 13 discovering himself. Stewie Griffin; is the talking, wisecracking, genius baby that is always trying to dominate the world. Brian Griffin; is the talking dog, Peters best friend and loyal companion. He has a very dry sense of humor and enjoys drinking martinis.

5. Over time, Openness ; self disclosure Assurances; stressing love, support,Romance moves and commitmentinto reality. page 107-Throughout thefamily maintenanceand busy routines oftaking care of thefamily and providingfor the kids it isimportant to maintain Positivity;the relationship Giving gifts orbetween one complimentsanother.- COUPLE TIME

6. Martial/Relational maintenance Social networks; includes family and friends in activities Sharing tasks; includes jointly performing tasks Example shown is they are both involved while parenting meg. Could be for a punishment or teaching her something.

7. Rituals Rituals convey a variety of meanings and messages in emotionally powerful patterns; they remind members of who they are, how much they care about each other, and they reflect a familys relational culture. page 113 Some rituals can be positive and pleasurable and at other times it can be negative rituals between one another. Conflicts, Discipline and teasing are three rituals this family has.

8. More RitualsFamily Vacationto the mountainIntimacyexpressions,physical,symbolic, andverbalexpressions oflove.Peters ritual isgoing to thelocal bar withhis friends.

9. Cont.Daily routinesand tasks;All watching TVtogether in theliving roomGoing groceryshoppingtogetherHavingdinnertime everynight with thefamilyLois alwaysprovides familytime at the dinnertable by makingdinners andhavingcommunicationbetween thecouple and

10. Family Roles Within families, roles are established, grown into, grown through, discussed,negotiated,worked on, and accepted or rejected ( page 150 ) As family members mature or outside forces impact the family, roles emerge, change, or disappear. (page 150) We define family roles as recurring patterns of behavior developed through the interaction that family members use to fulfill family functions.( page 150) The term role can be widely used and can mean very different things to different people. The griffin family has a little bit of all three family functions; Instrumental- which provides the resources for the family Affective- which provides support and nurturing needs Mixed- life skill development and system upkeep.

11. Peter and Brian ( best friends )This is anexample of thecompanionshipof Peter and hisbest friend Brian( his dog) .Sharing timetogether playinggolf and talkingover drinkswhich is showingthem being therefor each otherandcommunicating.

12. Lois ( the stay at home mom )Her main familyrole is being thestay at homemom and sheprovides thenurture andsupport for thewhole familyespecially herchildren.She also is theone to managethe daily needs,housekeeping,child care,recreation, takingcare of bills.Another functionshe provides forher children isprovidingindividualdevelopment.She is a good

13. ParentsTogether asparents theyprovide the rolesof the basicresources for thefamily and thekinshipmaintenanceand familymanagement

14. SiblingsThrough out thisshow the childrendo not have thesibling bond asmuch a traditionalfamily would. Theyoften have conflicts,competitionbetween oneanother and sincethey are the ages offinding themselvesthey are often at adistance. Wheneverthere is a conflict orbullying at schoolmeg often sticks upfor her brother Chriseven though theycant stand eachother they do oftenlook out for eachother in a specialway.

15. Work cited Page http://www.google.com/search?q=family+guy&hl= en&safe=active&tbo=d&source=lnms&tbm=isch& sa=X&ei=V_7JUPyuBqfp0AHG_YGwBQ&ved=0 CAQQ_AUoAA&biw=1600&bih=728 http://www.fox.com/familyguy/ http://www.familyguyonline.com/