Watch television over a period of about a week and answer the following questions concerning the portrayals of the American family. Copy this page if you watch more programs. When you have finished, write a brief summary of what you saw and whether it is an accurate picture of families according to the research presented in the text.

1		Name of television program:
2		Target audience of the program:
3		Description of family (include who is in family, social class, ethnicity):
4		Description of family functioning:
5		Comments on this portrayal of a family:
6		Name of television program:
7		Target audience of the program:
8		Description of family (include who is in family, social class, ethnicity):
9		Description of family functioning:
10		Comments on this portrayal of a family: