Everybody Loves Raymond is a television sitcom based on a seemingly typical modern American household. The show is based around a loving but somewhat unequal marriage between Ray and Debbie. Thrown into the mix is Ray's overprotective mother, his domineering father, and his insecure brother. Most or these characters play into the American perception of what a man or a woman should be. Each personality has it's own way of portraying one's gender, in turn …showed first 75 words of 986 total…

…showed last 75 words of 986 total…that Ray's parents placed on him because of how well she receives her status as the homemaker and child care giver. Citations Noted: 1.Giddens, Anthony and Duneier, Mitchell and Appelbaum, Richard P. Introduction To Sociology New York W.W. Norton and Company 2003 2.Elasmar, Michael and Haseqawa, Kazumi and Brian, Mary "The Portrayal of Women in U.S. Prime Time Television" Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media Vol. 43 Issue 1 (1999) 3.Katz, Jackson and Earp, Jeremy "Tough Guise" 1991