Category Archives: Internal Dynamics of Families

Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Are We There Yet?

Title: Are We There yet?

Date: 2005

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families, Parenting

Keywords: response to crises, parent-child relationships, stepfather

Rating: PG

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Nick Persons is interested in Suzanne Kingston and wants to form a relationship with her. In order to do this though, he needs to get past her two children, Lindsey and Kevin. Nick agrees to take Lindsey and Kevin to their father’s house, and this turns into a crazy car ride.

Clip Description: Kevin and Lindsey arrive at their father’s just to realize that he has a new wife and a new baby. They see that the baby’s age does not line up with how long their mother and father have been separated and instantly feel rejected. Nick confides in them that he too grew up without a father and this brings them closer together.

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Contributor: Leidy Kasper

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Avalon

Title: Avalon

Date: 1990

Media type: Film

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: social and cultural influences, family relationship

Rating: PG

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A Polish-Jewish family comes to the USA at the beginning of the Twentieth Century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land. (IMDB, imdb.com/title/tt0099073/)

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

Contributor: Leidy Kasper

Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Eve’s Bayou

Title: Eve’s Bayou

Date: 1997

Media type: Film

Category: Families in Society, Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: social and cultural influences, family relationship

Rating: R

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: The film follows 10-year-old Eve Batistein 1960’s Lousiana. After finding her father cheating with a family friend, Eve’s world is transformed into a world of voodoo magic and other ancient rituals.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do the roles of each family member in Eve’s family change as the movie goes on? Why does Eve feel the need to take on the ‘parent’ role?

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Contributor: Leidy Kasper