Coronation Street

[Angell]

How has the representation of the family unit in Coronation Street changed, and how does this affect the audience?

[JackDanielsU]

Will we get credit for helping you with your coursework?

[redcrx]

as long as Jack and Vera are still in it it doesnt affect me at all.

what exam is this for? GCSE or A'level?

[fairkatrina]

Vera's leaving soon, they're going to croak her off I think.

And technically it hasn't, the Barlows still fit about 1000 people in that house, same as in the ye olde days.

[Angell]

this is for A levels

[teash]

A levels in tv programmes 'beltin'
Ask me something about Pipkins/Grangehill or Rentaghost and I might be able to help you LOL

[willyboy]

Sorry but it hasn't affected me at all!
I'm now just off to play a round of golf, murder the other half, and put a dirty great big shed up me garden!

[anotheoldgit]

Since the early days of Coronation Street the representation of the family unit has changed enormously. Back then the family unit consisted of a Father, Mother, Grandparent, and Children.
The parents had been together since they first married, and were contented with the one partner for life. The children were mainly very well behaved and well mannered, and really answered their elders back.
This was not in anyway idealizing the family unit, this was the family unit in those days.
Now we see the characters young or old move from one sexual partner to another, portrayal of homosexuality, and even murder.
This now may be an exaggeration of life in the present time, but I do think that this exaggeration of life does have an effect on young audiences, who seem to think that the behavour of the characters in these soaps is the norm, which can only be a bad thing.