All posts by Paying Lee

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

Love Actually

Title: Love Actually

Date: 2003

Media type: Film

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Human Sexuality, Parenting, Human Growth and Development

Keywords: stress and coping, family relationship, middle childhood, adolescence, parent-child relationships, step-fathering

Rating: R

Audience(s): College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A romantic comedy set in London. The film follows10 intertwining love stories. All of the stories collide for the climax on Christmas Eve.

Clip Description: Sam, a young boy, has just experienced the death of his mother. His stepfather finds out that he is not just coping with this, but also the experience of a developing first love. Rather than ask and assuming who “she” is, the stepfather asks Sam who “he/she is” and supports the young boy in understanding the feeling of love regardless of age.

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

Contributor: Jessica Shankman

Families in Society

The Office

Title: The Office

Date: 2013

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 9, Episode 22, “A.A.R.M.”

Category: Families in Society

Keywords: work and family

Rating: NR

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Jim has given up an aspiring career in the sports world and is staying at the paper company in order to stay closer to Pam.

Clip Start Time: 0.77847222222

Clip Description: After having spoken with one of Jim’s coworkers in the sports world, Pam is feeling overwhelmed with guilt at having Jim stay. She leaves the office as to avoid crying. Jim asks her what is going on and she reveals her guilt as well as tells him that she feels she is not enough for him.

Additional Clip Start Time: 1.3069444444

Additional Clip Description: Jim uses a clip of past moments from their relationship to show Pam what he means to her. He tells her, “not enough for me? You are everything to me.”

Contributor: Micah Dalluge

Couple and Family Counseling

Couple’s Retreat

Title: Couple’s Retreat

Date: 2009

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Couple and Family Counseling

Keywords: therapy, conflict management, dysfunction

Rating: PG-13

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The movie follows four different couples who go to a tropical island couples retreat to work on their marriages through couple building activities.

Clip Description: This clip is a short montage of each of the couples therapy sessions and the different relational and communication problems they each face.

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

Contributor: Carly Baumann