Category Archives: Families in Society

Families in Society, Interpersonal Relationships

Dexter

Title: Dexter

Date: 2006

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 5, Ep. 9

Category: Families in Society, Interpersonal Relationships

Keywords: work and family, conflict management, developmental stage

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Dexter is a blood-analyst for Miami Metro. He solves muder but also commits them; Dexter is a vigilante with a psychological craving to commit muder. He lives a double life and tries to balance it throughout the series.

Clip Start Time: 49

Clip Description: Astor is a rebellious teenager, acting out her frustration until she notices how Dexter understands her reason to be upset. Dexter discusses about his future expectations from Astor but only wants her to come forth with her rebellious actions when she’s ready to. He tells her that he is proud of her by who she has become because of her concern and help towards her friend. Astor agrees to Dexter’s term of informing him of any struggles she may endure because of the trust he established between the two of them.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Why did Dexter and Astor make expectations for each other? What would bring Dexter to give Astor the will to come forth with her rebellious actions on her own terms?

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

Contributor: Paying Lee

Families in Society, Parenting

Women of Brewster Place

Title: Women of Brewster Place

Date: 1989

Media type: Television

Category: Families in Society, Parenting

Keywords: family demographics, parenting styles

Rating: NR

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: From the novel by Gloria Naylor, follows the life of Mattie Michael from her parental home to life on Brewster Place in Chicago of the 1960s. Focuses on single-parenting and women’s networks of social support. Addresses issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality.

Places to view: Youtube

Contributor: Libby Balter Blume, PhD, CFLE

Families in Society, Family Resource Management, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

Parenthood

Title: Parenthood

Date: 1989

Media type: Film

Category: Parenting

Keywords: parenting styles

Rating: PG-13

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The families of four adult siblings demonstrate the lighter side of the roller coaster of parenting.

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

Contributor: Susan Walker