Category Archives: Interpersonal Relationships

Health and Human Sexuality, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

Easy A

Title: Easy A

Date: 2010

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Rating: PG-13

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The film follows 17 year-old Olive (Emma Stone) who tells her best friend a lie about losing her virginity to a guy in college. While telling her friend this, a conservative, christian girl overhears Olive and spreads the rumor throughout the school. Later, Olive confides the truth about the lie with her friend Brandon who then asks her to pretend to have sex with him so that he’ll seem straight. She agrees, and soon her promiscuous reputation grows. She embraces this new reputation because boys are giving her gift cards to say they slept with her to increase their reputation, but problems arise as this continues.

Clip Description: Olive interacts with her parents in such a healthy way. There is love, connection, humor, and support that all make their relationship work. They seem to be able to talk to each other about anything, but while simultaneously allowing each other to keep things private if they want.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: I would use this clip to showcase parenting that encompasses high levels of warmth and demandingness. Also, to showcase healthy communication between adolescent and parent.

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, Itunes

Contributor: Cameron MacKinney

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas, Families in Society, Family Life Education and Methodology, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

Life as we Know It

Title: Life as we Know It

Date: 2010

Media Type: Film

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Audience(s): College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary:The movie follows Holly and Messer as they raise a little girl named Sophie. Sophie’s parents died when she was a few months old and they left Holly and Messer to care for her, but Sophie’s parents never told the pair that. As the film plays out, Holly and Messer figure out how to navigate parenthood while also being heavily invested in their careers.

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play, Itunes

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Families in Society, Health and Human Sexuality, Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

That 70’s Show

Title: That 70’s Show

Date: 1998 – 2006

Media type: Television 

Format: Episode

TV Season-Episode: Season 2, Episode 24

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: That 70’s Show is a comedic television show set in the 1970’s in small town Wisconsin. By examining the relationship between the father, Red Foreman, and his teenage son Eric we are able to evaluate gender socialization. Specifically, we are able to look at the pressure on fathers to depict masculinity. At times this can create to distance in the parent child relationship because child rearing is seen as “soft” in American culture, and less socially acceptable for men to take part in.

Clip Start Time: 16:48

Clip Description: This clip takes place at the Foreman residence after Red has fired an employee from the store he and his son both work at. Eric is upset, and asking Red about why he did this. Red responds saying “what kind of man cries after 15 minutes of yelling?!”, giving the idea that men should not cry or be emotional. After Red leaves, his wife Kitty tells Eric that Red yells because he cares.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What kind of parenting style would we classify Red Foreman as? What does Kitty’s reaction when she explain to Eric that Red yells because he cares say about fatherhood? About parenting? What is your reaction to her comment?

Places to view: Amazon Video

Contributor: Eva Peterson