TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Hollywood: Doesn't Threaten Family Values
JO  - Contexts
A1  - Sternheimer, Karen
SP  - 44
EP  - 48
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 /> 
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SN  - 1536-5042
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/ctx.2008.7.4.44
ID  - ref1
ER  -