Dysfunctional Families...

Wikipedia's definition of a dysfunctional family:-
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior and even abuse on the part of individual members of the family occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is normal. Dysfunctional families are primarily a result of co-dependent adults, and also affected by the alcoholism, substance abuse, or other addictions of parents, parents' untreated mental illnesses/defects or personality disorders, or the parents emulating their own dysfunctional parents and dysfunctional family experiences.
Dysfunctional family members have common symptoms and behavior patterns as a result of their common experiences within the family structure. This tends to reinforce the dysfunctional behavior, either through enabling or perpetuation. The family unit can be affected by a variety of factors.

The Question....

A close analytical study of how 'dysfunctional' families are represented across a body of films from between 1986-1991.

Action Plan!!!

My action plan for my small scale research for film studies for the next week:

• Watch the three films I have chosen and take notes


• Pick one to be our focus film


• Look briefly into the psychological effects of family break downs Compare the research to the charcaters I am studying


• Do some secondary research on the three films looking into academic writings and reviews.

Material I will need:

• DVD Player
• Books on 'family breakdowns'
• I will need to get to the libary