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Sitcoms TodayThe way of portraying men in the sitcoms of 1970s is important for understanding gender roles in sitcoms. Men were portrayed as the only decision-makers and the only responsible and “adult” persons in the society. Sexism in Sitcoms: InterrelationKing of Queens is the easiest to define as the post-feminist sitcom. King of Queens’s plot is about two divorced mothers, who were friends since childhood, and who now live together in the apartment in New York, bringing up their three children together. Sexism and SitcomsThe traditions of media coverage of sexism issues change in the late 1980s and in 1990s. One final sign of the ascendance of post-feminism in 1990s television was the decline of the primary form for representing feminism in 1980s television: the single working-woman sitcom. The Role of SitcomsSitcoms worked to naturalize woman’s place in the home, and, as the Leonard review quoted above indicated, at the time of All in the Family‘s debut, sitcoms depicting women within familial settings were still a dominant form. Sexism in Sitcoms: Leave it to BeaverLeave it to Beaver has received substantial attention from television scholars. These discourses include popular understandings of second-wave feminism encouraged by media coverage of feminist activity, the generic parameters and functions of situation comedy, and the history of television representations of women. Leave it to Beaver is a fitting «baseline» example because of its popularity, longevity, and resonance in American cultural memory. Sexism in SitcomsThis article discuses, analyzes and compares the feminism-related TV sitcoms of 1950-70s with current sitcoms. Both groups of sitcoms are focused on the life of thirtieth, unmarried, working women and their network of friends and co-workers in USA. Analysis of My Friend Leonard by Frey JamesAs the time lapses the scene of action together with the main character transfers from Chicago to Los Angeles. James changes his activity. Now he is a writer. He still maintains close relationship with Leonardo, who remains his faithful friend and tutelary father. Analysis of My Friend LeonardThe book under analysis is the work by Frey James My Friend Leonard. This choice was spurred by controversial reaction it provoked among the public and literary critics. This novel is, actually, a sequel to the book A Million Little Pieces published a year before. Important Issues in Pharmaceutical IndustryMany of the strongest European pharmaceutical firms adopted this strategy, seeking to develop their own capabilities across a relatively narrow front while working with biotech startups. Pharmaceutical Industry: InnovationAccording to Zucker, in biotech and pharmaceutical industry proximity to potential knowledge-assets and opportunities for commercialization constitutes s a great stimulus to entrepreneurship, especially around “star” scientists or entrepreneurs.
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