Gender Roles and Relationships on That 70 s Show
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That 70's Show is a window back to the late seventies. The clothes, the music, the cars; it's all there. The main story line of the show lies with the relationships between the cast of characters. These relationships contain aspects common to that era, as well as, that of the turn of the twenty-first century. While the relationships are based on values and climates of that time, it is more of a look back than an accurate representation. In other words, the show is written how one remembers it now, as opposed to how it was.
Being from the mid-west, we have an interesting insight into the show. It takes place in the middle to late seventies, in a small town in Wisconsin. My parents were close to the same age (within five years) as the characters, at during thee time period depicted in the show. While they enjoy the show for obvious reasons, the have said that things, especially relationships, are more reminiscent of current times...