The impact of social economics on the lives of families and individuals in the U.S. Studio Guest: Linzey Jones, Mayor of Olympia Fields, and Don DeGraff, Mayor of South Holland, Illinois. Video Inserts: White Flight in South Suburbia.
Subjects: General
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Gender Issues
Examine the multifaceted issues surrounding gender in our society. Video Inserts: Professor Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley College, and Byron Hurt, Director of the film Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes.
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Carolyn Jackson – Lads and Ladettes in School
Much has been made of the very necessary push for equality between genders in a school setting. But instead of promoting good behavior and function in students, has it inadvertently led to lower standards of behavior in both male and female students? In this program we explore the rise of ‘Lads’ and ‘Ladettes’ in school – what’s driving this, what the effects are and just how teachers can deal with this most effectively. Respected psychologist Carolyn Jackson talks about the origins, methodologies, findings and the implications of her work into these contemporary issues for teachers and schools.
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Dolphin Boy
Morad – a teenager from an Arab village in the north of Israel – disconnects himself from humans following a violent attack that he experienced. As a last resort before hospitalization in a mental institution, he is taken by his devoted father to be treated with dolphins in Eilat. Morad starts speaking again after months of silence, but he erases his past and refuses to go home to his awaiting mother. This documentary about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love, was filmed over the course of four years.
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Behavioral Economist on Money, Morality and Rationality
In the latest in economics correspondent Paul Solman’s ‘Making Sense’ series, behavioral economist Dan Ariely mulls decision-making mechanisms in finance and they ways in which many people rationalize their unethical actions.
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Beyond the Nuclear Family
What is a family? A generation ago, maybe the answer was unambiguous, but today the word evokes a whole range of possibilities. This program is a thought-provoking and intelligent look at the changing roles, structures and functions of the family throughout time and up to the present day. Featuring expert opinion, surprising statistics and the honest, heart-felt thoughts of four very different Australian families, this is an insightful examination of what it means to belong to a family and the range of possible social, emotional, environmental, and economic and health considerations that have shaped family structures. Finishing up with a look at the family of the future (are we heading towards ‘virtual families’?) this is a terrific resource to engage questioning young minds on this vital aspect of a healthy, modern and diverse society. Chapters: 1.Introduction 2.Definations of Family 3.Family Structures 4.Changing Roles 5.Key Reasons for Change 6.Families of the Future 7.Conclusion
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Eyes on the Prize
Produced by Blackside, Eyes on the Prize tells the definitive story of the civil rights era from the point of view of the ordinary men and women whose extraordinary actions launched a movement that changed the fabric of American life, and embodied a struggle whose reverberations continue to be felt today. Winner of numerous Emmy Awards, a George Foster Peabody Award, an International Documentary Award, and a Television Critics Association Award, Eyes on the Prize is the most critically acclaimed documentary on civil rights in America. (3 Disks)