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There are many systems within a society that contribute to the socialization process by which people learn the rules and regulations of their culture and society. An analysis of the socialization process involves the study of various social institutions, how they interact and ultimately how they form roles and values within a society. For example, gender roles within the family are passed down from generation to generation. A daughter will learn from her mother how to play the role of a mother and in turn, she will transmit this role to her daughter. The family is the most important social institution in transmitting values within the socialization process. However, within the last four decades, television has continuously progressed to compete with the family in the socialization process. Through the theoretical framework of the Systems Theory, this paper will examine contemporary family television’s influence upon the transmission of roles and values within the familial socialization process. Since television programming transmits preconceived notions on the roles of family members, these preconceived notions will therefore influence the ideologies of its viewers. A field study was conducted to examine how teenag