Analysis of Parenting Styles in the Movie Parenthood

Running head: PSYCHOLOGY
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1PSYCHOLOGY
The movie Parenthood is a comedy film that chiefly depicts the story of four sub families that
possess their own specific stresses as well as issues. The film demonstrates varied parenting
styles which are based on Baumrind’s model of physiological dynamic.
Analysis of the character Gil
The character “Gil Buckman’ is the lead character of the film. His character is a portrayal
of hard working as well as compassionate parent. In spite of the fact that Gil has demonstrated
“authorative” parenting style, his character has exhibited Generativity. Generativity versus
stagnation is the seventh of eight stages of Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development
that is the stage of middle adulthood in which Gil falls (Knight, 2017). For instance, during the
basket ball match in the film, Kelvin, the eldest son of Gil, was chosen to replace one of the team
mates who had got hurt. While Kelvin was worried and doubtful about whether he should opt for
the position or not, Kelvin encouraged him by telling him that he can do it no matter what
happens and finally, Kelvin was found to be performing really well. The character of Gil was
shown to be assertive but not restrictive or intrusive. When it comes to his work life balance, it
has been seen that Gil faced difficulty while maintaining the same. In the movie was found to be
struggling to distribute adequate attention to his children since his job was highly demanding.
However, when Kelvin was found to be suffering from learning disability, he demonstrated the
willing of devoting more time towards his family.
Analysis of the character Frank Buckman
Frank Buckman was the patriarch of the Buckman family, who had effectively raised four kids to
be responsible adults. In the early stage of his parenthood, he demonstrated the role of a
neglectful father who did not provide enough time to his children due to his demanding job. Due