| Genre / Culture | Emphasis | Example | |----------------|----------|---------| | | Filial piety, shame, sacrifice, and the model minority myth | The Farewell , Minari | | Latinx family narrative | Collectivism, magical realism, border separation trauma | Real Women Have Curves | | Southern Gothic | Decay, incestuous secrets, crumbling estates | The Glass Menagerie | | British class drama | Family as vehicle for social climbing or disgrace | Downton Abbey | | African American family story | Resilience, the legacy of enslavement, church and matriarchy | Fences , Queen Sugar |
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