Stepmom Film Review
For this assignment, student will write a review of the film
“Stepmom”.
In the review, students will focus on the following topics:
An overview of parenting in stepfamilies – Based on information in
your textbook and at least three other scholarly sources (at least two of these
sources must be empirical research) on stepfamily life, what has research shown
are healthy family dynamics within stepfamilies?
A description of the parenting portrayed in the film – Students
will briefly describe the parenting tactics used by each of the three parents
in the film. Include in this section a discussion of the relationship between
the parents.
A critical review of the film’s portrayal of stepfamily life – Did
the film accurately portray parenting in a stepfamily? How so? If a parent were
to watch the film hoping to gain an understanding of how to successfully
navigate parenting in a stepfamily, would they gain helpful insight (according
to our scholarly understanding of stepfamilies)? Why? If you could change the
portrayal of step-parenting in the film to provide better insight, what would
you change? Why?
*** Students must use at least 8
scholarly sources (journal articles, book chapters, textbooks), at least 2 of
which must be journal articles reporting on empirical research.