Wizerunek rodziny i wzorce wychowawcze w programie Surowi rodzice
The image of family and parenting style in the reality show “Surowi rodzice” (The Strict Parents)

Summary/Abstract: The reality show Surowi rodzice (The Strict Parents) is a Polish version of a British reality 67 series, The World’s Strictest Parents. It was aired on Polish TV (TVN) from 2012 to 2014. The concept of this show is that two rebellious teenagers are sent to live for a week with a family of strangers. Their upbringing methods have to change the teenagers’ behavior. In this show the teenagers are portrayed in very unfavorable ways, as the „beasts” responsible for their family problems. They have to be restrained by so -called discipline, but in actuality, by a forceful suppression, even violence and denial of basic human rights. The image of „strict parents” (which have always been heterosexual Ómarried couples) is created in a quite different way. They are Óidealized and portrayed as the perfect people with exceptional Óparenting skills. Such image of teenagers contrasted strongly with an image of „strict parents” together with parenting style promoted in this show strengthen the Óstereotype of a patriarchal family, which is the source of domestic violence and where the last word always belongs to an adult (especially the father) and the only role of the children is to be obedient to his commands.

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