Tag Archives: dilemmas

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas, Internal Dynamics of Families

This is Where I Leave You

Title: This is Where I Leave You

Date: 2014

Media type: Movie

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: stress and coping, family relationship, response to crises, dilemmas

Rating: R

Audience(s): College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A family is brought back to their hometown by the death of their father. In his will their father wanted all 4 of his adult children to sit shiva in the Jewish mourning tradition where families sit in their home and host guests for 7 days. As the movie progresses the family faces a multitude of issues like infidelity, divorce, infertility, coming out of the closet, break ups and starts of new relationships, and unemployment all while mourning the loss of their father.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: In what ways do the characters in this movie cope with their individual issues while trying to regain equilibrium?

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

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

30-Rock

Title: 30-Rock

Date: 2011

Media type: Television

Format: Episode

TV Season-Episode: Season5, Ep.15

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: professional responsibilities, dilemmas

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Jack fas failed to renegotiate his contract with the nanny he and his wife have hired to watch their daughter Liddy while they both work. As Jack prides himself on his negotiation skills he takes issue with the fact that he failed to renegotiate the nanny’s pay rate, as such he reattempts the negotiations under the assumtion that he hates his daugher only to have his bluff called.

Clip Start Time: 3:40-5:20, 7:10-8:20, 9:10-10:10, 13:43-15:10

Clip Description: Jack attempts to make his daughter’s nanny renegotiate her contract under the assumption that he does not care about his daughter. His tactics are unsuccessful due to his inability to care for her himself. The clip raises points about child care, work and family, and spending time with one’s children.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Is Jack unable to renegotiate successfully because he cares so much about his daughter’s wellbeing or is it because he worries he is unable to care for her properly due to the amount of time he spends working as opposed to being home with her? How do you think nanny’s impact attachment with parents when the nanny spends more time with the child than the parents do?

Places to view:  Video, Hulu, Netflix, Itunes

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Portlandia

Title: Portlandia

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Episode

TV Season-Episode: Season2,Ep.1

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: dilemmas

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A young man is trying to get signatures to ban plasitc bags in Portland for the Surfrider Foundation. When one resident is not interested the man’s parents intervene

Clip Start Time: 0.68611111111

Clip Description: Going door to door collecting signatures often leads to a great deal of rejection. The young man’s parents in this sketch attempt to shield him from that rejection.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Is this perception of late launching in society accurate? How does society perceive the timeframe for launching from the house hold? With changes in launching trends will society’s perception of late launching change?

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Google Play, Itunes, ifc.com/shows/portlandia

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney