The Media Assault on American Values
This paper explores the findings of the National Cultural Values Survey and concludes that Americans feel moral values are in decline partially because of the influence of news and entertainment media.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Depiction of Family in the Media
• Culture and Media Institute • 2007

The Role of the Family in Democracy: Obstacle or Necessity?
This paper discusses democracy and the family, and looks at how these two roads intersect in terms of parental authority, educational autonomy and definition of family.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Depiction of Family in the Media
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • 1997

The Power of Parenting TV Programmes – Help or Hazard for Today’s Families?
This survey examines the popularity and influence of parenting television shows among parents in Great Britain.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Depiction of Family in the Media
• National Family and Parenting Institute • October 2006

Single-Parent Families and Their Impact on Children: Changing Portrayals in Popular Magazines in the U.S., 1900-1998
This study examines how twentieth century magazines depict the acceptability of single parent families, the impact of single parenting on children, and the factors that contribute to the formation of a single-parent family.
• Category: Family, Religion and Culture > Depiction of Family in the Media
• Center for Research on Child Wellbeing • May 01, 2003