Tag Archives: adulthood

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

Human Growth and Development, Parenting

The Great Santini

Title: The Great Santini

Date: 1979

Media type: Film

Format: Clip

Category: Human Growth and Development, Parenting

Keywords: adulthood, parent-child relationships

Rating: PG

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: From IMDB: “As he approaches manhood, Ben Meechum struggles to win the approval of his demanding alpha male father, an aggressively competitive, but frustrated marine pilot.”

Clip Description: Letter from Mom’  Discuss method mom used in the scene to show her love for the child based on the Five Languages of Love

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Contrast with ‘The Big Game’ scene in The Great Santini. Is this true parent involvement? What could this lead to? What sort of modeling does this display?

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