Category Archives: Interpersonal Relationships

Human Growth and Development, Interpersonal Relationships

The Trip to Bountiful

Title: The Trip to Bountiful

Date: 1985

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Interpersonal Relationships

Keywords: conflict management

Rating: PG

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940’s Houston, Texas with a controlling daughter-in-law and a hen-pecked son. Her fondest wish — just once before she dies — is to revisit Bountiful, the small Texas town of her youth which she still refers to as “home.” The trouble is her son, Ludie, is too concerned for her health to allow her to travel alone and her petty daughter-in-law, Jessie Mae, insists they don’t have money to squander on bus tickets. This prompts “escape” attempts each month which coincide with the arrival of Mrs. Watts’ Social Security check. Then, Mrs. Watts makes a successful escape and last trip home.

Places to view: Youtube

Contributor: Janice G. Weber

Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

South Central

Title: South Central

Date: 1992

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Interpersonal Relationships, Parenting

Keywords: conflict management, parent-child relationship

Rating: R

Audience(s): College Age, Adults

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: A man is sent to prison for 10 years. Coming out of prison he wants to live a normal life and stop crime but his son has now followed the criminal path of his father.

Clip Description: Prison Scene – two men talking in a prison cell.  The guy in blue is new to prison.  The guy in orange has been in prison for some time and has grown wiser.  The guy in blue’s 14-year old son was shot on the outside.

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

Contributor: Karen DeBord

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