the jobs on these shows is "white-collar." Another factor in this is that more.
women are working now and are changing the traditional role of the breadwinner. .
This earning power gives them more independence, which we don't see as much in.
working class culture. The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an example of that. Mary.
is a single woman who has a good job, is an earner, and therefore can choose to.
live her life how she wants. Moreover, she even effectively deals with oncoming.
class reversal. On the show Murphy Brown, the main character took the next step. .
She had a child by herself and raised it as well. Murphy Brown also represented.
the empowerment of women in the workplace, something that greatly contributed to.
the erosion of the traditional working-class culture on TV.
American television has always depicted the realm of high-powered corporate.
business and business leaders as "stuffed shirts", people not to be trusted. .
That is partly because how most of society saw them as well. However, today,.
many shows have corporate or "middle-class" settings. What we see on television.
is merely a reflection of where the society's values are what they like, what.
they don't like, etc. To illustrate what I mean, allow me to use MTV Spring.
Break as an example. This is a show that has people in their late teens and.
twenties partying on a beach location, with top-selling artists performing on.
stage in front of them. Let's just say there is an absence of all but the most.
necessary clothing and the people there are pretty much free to do as they.
please.
Today, the show is quite popular, especially among the young people. Thirty.
years ago, I don't believe American society would have been ready for a show.
like that and therefore, it wouldn't have stayed on the air very long. For the.
most part, people prefer to watch what is appealing or common to them. For.
that same reason, it was easier to convey the working class life more accurately.
