Category Archives: Families in Society

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Switched at Birth

Title: Switched at Birth

Date: 2011

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 1, Ep. 8

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Keywords: family demographics, family relationships, parent-child relationships, types of parents

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English, ASL

Film/Episode Summary: Bay and Daphne were switched at birth. Growing up in different households they knew they did not feel as if they were a part of the family. Bay took a blood test at school and found out she was not biologically related to the Kennish family. Daphne and Bay were reunited alongside of both families.

Clip Start Time: 31

Clip Description: The Kennish family and Daphne finds out that Regina knew about the switch the hospital made when Daphne and Bay were 3 years old. Regina claims that she did it because it was the right thing to do for everyone. The Kennish couple is upset that Regina did not come to them during that time when she knew of the switch. Bay was disappointed knowing that Regina did not come for her when the switch was revealed 12 years ago.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What would bring Regina to become sober and find a better life as a single parent? Regina did not want to reveal the switch to the Kennish family; why would she remain it a secret? How would you explain the different reactions from Bay and Daphne?

Places to view: Youtube, Amazon Video, Google Play, Freeform.go.com/shows-switched-at-birth

Contributor: Paying Lee

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.

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

Contributor: Amy Her