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Internal Dynamics of Families

Modern Family

Title: Modern Family

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 3 episode 22, “Disneyland”

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: conflict management, communication

Rating: PG

Audience(s): Children Under 12, High School Age, College Age, Parents, Couples, Families, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Gloria and Jay bicker over Gloria’s choice of shoes for the park. Jay told her before they leave home to not wear heels but she did not listen to him. Now her feet hurt but she refuses to admit that she was wrong and she is grumpy. Jay buys her a pair of slippers and she immediately gets happy thanking Jay for his gift.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Discuss why Jay decided to be kind to Gloria despite her being angry at him. How might have his  turning towards her have helped their marriage in the future? How did he do at asking her about a potential issue later in the clip? Was he doing well at conflict resolution?

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Contributor: Micah Dalluge

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Modern Family

Title: Modern Family

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 3 episode 24

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families,

Keywords: conflict management, social and cultural influences, communication, stress and coping

Rating: PG

Audience(s): Children Under 12, High School Age, College Age, Parents, Couples, Families, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: While Mitch and Cam were practicing for for their daughter’s dance recital, they received a phone call that the pregnant woman that was going to adopt her new born to them had just give birth. Mitch wanted to keep in a secret before telling the rest of the family, but Cam wasn’t able to hold in his excitement minutes later the whole family knew about their adoption. There was a quick meeting with Jay, and although he opposed of the adoption at first, he shared his happiness and support about the great news.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Discuss how each character feels about the adoption. Is this good stress or bad stress and how can we tell? What problems occur with the news of adoption and how do they over come it?

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

Contributor: Amy Her

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships

Big Hero 6

Title: Big Hero 6

Date: 2014

Media type: Film

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships, Families in Society

Keywords: social and cultural influences, family relationship, stress and coping, family relationships, media and technology

Rating: PG

Audience(s): Children Under 12, High School Age, College Age, Parents, Families, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: This Disney film is about the relationship between a boy genius and a self made robot nurse. Together they form into a group of superheroes with other friends using self made inventions to find the culprit of the theft of the boy’s invention. Hiro had just finished the inventors fair that would determine whether or not he would be accepted in his brother’s “nerd school” (college that specializes in robotics). After he was given the acceptance letter, a fire broke out at the inventors fair. Tadashi, Hiro’s older brother, went back into the fire to save a professor. Tadashi wasn’t able to make it out and had died in the fire trying to save a life. Hiro is now an orphan with no family members but his aunt and cat in addition to Baymax, the robot nurse Tadashi built. Baymax is the closest thing left of Tadashi that Hiro has left.

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Contributor: Amy Her