%0 Journal Article
%T Hollywood: Doesn't Threaten Family Values
%J Contexts
%D 2008
%A Sternheimer, Karen
%V 7
%N 4
%P 44-48
%X 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 />
%G 
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 1536-5042
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2008.7.4.44