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Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 68 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Hosted by twice Oscar nominated actor and activist Woody Harrelson, 'Ethos' lifts the lid on a Pandora's Box of systemic issues that guarantee failure in every aspect of our lives, from the environment to our democracy and our own personal liberty. From conflicts of interest in politics to unregulated corporate power, to a military industrial complex that just about owns our government. We cannot change our system until we know how the system works....
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson explores the many in many shapes and colors of marriages, influenced not only by the dynamics of the couple relationship but also the expectations people have when they form their marital union. This lesson also looks at the qualities of successful marriages like compatibility, flexibility, and emotional support..
4) Divorcing
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson explores the reasons for the drastic increase in divorce rates over the past century, and looks at the implications of divorce for both adults and children. It also examines strategies couples can employ to lessen the impact of divorce on family members, including counseling and creative custody arrangements..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson looks at the American family in the 21st century and the notion that there is no single, “one-size-fits-all” model of what constitutes a family. Increases in the number of woman in the paid labor force, the rise in divorce rates, as well as developments in contraception and reproductive technology, are just some of the factors that have profoundly affected the family as a social institution..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (481 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
In 18 half-hour video lessons Our Families, Ourselves offers a contemporary look at marriages and families – and the choices, changes and constraints that affect individuals, diverse family types, and interpersonal relationships. Documentary footage, combined with expert commentary, brings into focus the fascinating mosaic of family forms that exist today – traditional families, single-parent families, inter-racial families and stepfamilies –...
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson examines many of the momentous events and powerful ideas that have shaped the evolution of the American family over more than two hundred years, including the vital role immigration has played in bringing families to the United States from around the world..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson dispels many of the myths about the single life and explores the relationship between cohabitation and marriage as well as the impact of the marriage movement..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson explores both the obstacles and the opportunities stepfamily members are likely to encounter. During the course of the lesson, therapists point out that while there is no template for stepfamily success, families that value kindness, compassion and maturity generally fare best..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson examines some of the theoretical models therapist as well as researches use to study the family. Regardless of which of these models they use, family therapists and researchers work in a field that is not only personally gratifying, but makes a genuine difference in people’s lives..
11) Family Violence
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson examines violent behavior within a family context, and the prevention and intervention programs that are making inroads in combating its toxic effects..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This episode explores the many and varied forms that modern families commonly take, from single-parent and stepfamilies to multi-generational families living together, and looks at the growing racial and ethnic diversity brought about by the upsurge in immigration. The lesson concludes by recognizing that while the American family has changed and continues to change—at what sometimes feels like a dizzying pace—it remains as vital and important...
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson focuses on attitudes about sex and sexuality in America, as well as on the impact of these attitudes, as reflected in such diverse outcomes as infidelity, discrimination based on sexual orientation, and sexually transmitted diseases. It also explores the frequently uneasy tension between schools, the community and the family in the sexuality education of this nation’s youth..
14) Growing Older
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson looks at stereotypes and misconceptions about the aging process, as well as the realistic challenges that older people face, including medical, economic and emotional issues. Group-living options, such as assisted living and nursing homes, are explored, as is the valuable role family can play in terms of support. Family is also a part of the discussion about the inevitable end of life, as options concerning preparation for death are considered.....
15) Working
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson explores globalization and other economic realities behind the massive influx of women into the work force, along with the domestic implications that have resulted..
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson looks at traditional as well as contemporary dating and mating rituals. What factors tend to draw people together, or wedge them apart? Just what role does culture play? And what are the qualities that tend to distinguish relationships that stand the test of time?.
17) Love and Loving
Publisher
Intelecom Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (27 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
This lesson examines theories about what love is and how it differs from simple attraction. It looks at the primary obstacles that stand in the way of love, as well as some of the strategies and techniques couples can utilize to avoid these pitfalls and make love endure..
Publisher
Electric Pictures
Pub. Date
1997.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
The Human Race is a compelling adventure documentary set in the Kimberley Region - an ancient, remote and spectacular landscape in North Western Australia. Three men from different continents begin the race on the rim of Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater, the second largest meteorite crater in the world, and finish in the small coastal town of Wyndham.. Australian Aboriginal elder, 72 year old Jack Jugarie, travels with little more than his Dreamtime knowledge...
Publisher
Cordell Jigsaw Distribution
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (179 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Hosted by journalist Joe Hildebrand, DUMB, DRUNK AND RACIST is a ground breaking series that puts Australia under the microscope. Joe initally travels to Delhi and beyond to investigate this anti-Australian phenomenon. Along the way he meets 4 Indians who believe everything they've heard aboout us - then invites them to join him on a 3 week road trip across Australia. This is their chance to put stereotypes about Australians to the test.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
Find Me is a profoundly moving documentary that tells the stories of three families who adopt children from China as well as the stories of those who loved these children first; The biological parents who feel they can’t keep their children and the orphanage nannies or foster-families who must say goodbye to the children they’ve raised for months…or years..
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