Proposal, Forming the Backbones

Problem Statement:

With individuality and technology emphasized in today’s society, people pay more attention to their own duties and obligations, than to that of the family. The emphasis of individuality initiates the break away from the family unit structure, and the introduction of more improved technology makes it easier for people to act on their own. Instead of working and figuring things out together, people are now trying to problem solve by themselves. This lonely path to independence leads to a lack of family relations, especially in the United States.

This problem in particular affects the vast majority of families within the United States. As a result, people of all ages and creeds are likewise affected. For the purposes of this paper, a family will be defined as a single or pair of parental figures and at least one dependent, of whom may or may not be related by blood.

Family relations are important for many reasons. While growing up, in order for a household to run properly, it depends on communication and teamwork between each family member. If a family exhibits these traits, chores may be proportionately distributed. Furthermore, with adequate communication, jobs around the house would only be done once and done right since everyone would know who is responsible for each chore and what is expected of each duty.

If a family works as one, then when someone within the family needs help, he or she has a readily available support system. This support system even works beyond the dimensions of physical distance. If someone is far away, the usage of e-mails and phone calls allow people to be available in either a timely or prompt manner depending on the situation. However, this is the ideal to strive towards.

The current situation within the United States is not as optimistic. Family members have lost sight of respect for each other, which only enhances the lackluster shape they are in. Family members yell at each other and put themselves before the family. The pseudo-family that has been created is based out of convenience, instead of mutual respect and shared growth. While everyone should have the right to act how they want, within reason, there is no reason to live life less than the potential. Instead of being unhappy and lacking the family dynamic, families could work together and be happy with each other.

Solution:
The most feasible and reasonable solution would be to create a television show. There are plenty of actors/actresses and resources to do so (given their willingness/ money) and television shows can be viewed on a television or on various websites online. Since humans are visual creatures, creating a show would give them something to model, while appealing to the difficulty of changing already set methods of running a family, by having multiple episodes.