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How the media portrays “average” families

You don’t have to be a fan of “Keeping up with the Kardashians” or “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” to realize that television and movies are saturated with images of families living completely atypical lifestyles. If you grew up in North America, you were likely raised being entertained and awed by scenes of wealth and comfort that were nothing like how your family lived – nor how your own family lives today. The gap between what we see on the screen and how we live in reality is enough to cause affluenza – that uneasy, envious feeling that makes you feel like you need more stuff – a bigger house, a cooler car, fancier clothes - to be happy and successful.

Let’s look at some of the classic and current depictions of ‘average’ family lifestyles and just how unrealistic they really are…

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