Scream The Tv Show Sociological Analysis

Each sociological perspective explains how society changes individuals, and vice versa through society, social forces, and human behavior. By researching multiple television shows that are currently on air, it is clear that they showcase a multitude of sociological theories such as symbolic interactionism, conflict theory, and even structural functionalism within each episode. The television shows that demonstrate these perspectives are: Fuller House with symbolic interactionism, Scream: The TV Series with conflict theory, and finally, The Mindy Project with structural functionalism. These three television shows thoroughly showcase the sociological perspectives through each family fight, sibling rivalries, societal norms, and the bonds between …show more content…
The show begins by showing a video being posted online that turns out to be a cyber-bullying attack, created by Nina Patterson. After the video is posted, Nina goes home to relax, which ultimately turns into a “slasher” event and results in her death by the main villain of the season. Nina’s death has a strong impact of many people including the main character, Emma Duval, who was a friend with Nina. Her death began a multitude of flashbacks to the murders 20 years ago by a boy named Brandon James who murders many high school students until his demise by the police force. This recovered memories are thought to be the inspiration for the new killer that is now terrorizing the town of Lakewood. By the end of the episode, Emma Duval, now official introduced and a centralized character, receives a call from the killer in episode 2 and says “I know that everyone you trust is lying to you, playing you; your two-faced friends, your fraud of a family, your whore of a mother. It all started with her, Emma. But It’s going to end with you” (Tim Cook, 37:23- 38:06). This statement from the killer set a path of confusion, fear, and conflict for Emma. Conflict theory is shown in Scream: The TV Series through the ever-growing conflict between Emma and her mother as she learns about the secrets that her mother has been keeping from her throughout the season …show more content…
During season three, Mindy begins her secret relationship with her boyfriend Danny which is quite hard as they are forced to hide the relationship from coworkers, family, and friends which takes a toll on their relationships as they can not do many things as a couple in public. As the season continues, Mindy becomes pregnant with Danny’s child, which quickly gets pushed to the sidelines as she is trying to open a fertility clinic and Danny is busy running their practice. After multiple hilarious events occur, Mindy and Danny officially come out to their parents and tell them everything, including the pregnancy and a possible wedding. Soon after, Mindy officially give birth to her baby, which was a very happy moment for everyone, until the structural functionalism began to take place within their lives. The first way structural functionalism is shown in The Mindy Project is when Danny believed that Mindy would stop working at the clinic and become a stay-at-home mom to take care of their child. Mindy did not believe that this was fair as she was very passionate about being a doctor and wanted to hire a nanny so she could return to work, to which Danny replied that he is very traditional and wants to be the breadwinner of the family because that’s how his family and society overall functions. Mindy, in love, complied for