
@article{ref1,
title="Hollywood: Doesn't Threaten Family Values",
journal="Contexts",
year="2008",
author="Sternheimer, Karen",
volume="7",
number="4",
pages="44-48",
abstract="In 1992, then-Vice President Dan Quayle charged that Murphy Brown, a fictional character on the CBS sitcom of the same name, glamorized single motherhood by having a child outside marriage. His comment ignited a national debate about not just single parenthood, but the influence Hollywood and celebrities have over the choices Americans make in their lives. In a speech about civil unrest in Los Angeles, Quayle charged that characters like Brown indirectly contribute to central city problems by “mocking the importance of fathers.”<p />",
language="",
issn="1536-5042",
doi="10.1525/ctx.2008.7.4.44",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2008.7.4.44"
}