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
Title: Everybody Loves Raymond
Date: 2002
Media type: Television
Format: Clip
TV Season-Episode: 7-202 “Counseling”
Category: Couple and Family Counseling
Keywords: therapy, conflict management
Rating: NR
Audience(s): High School Age, College Age, Adults, Couples, Families
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: Ray and Debra consider going to couples’ counseling. Ray’s mother decides to step in and offer some additional advice that Ray finds rather disturbing.
Clip Description: Ray and Debra are arguing over cleaning the house vs. relaxing on the couch.
Additional Clip Description: Ray and Debra talk with their friends about couple’s therapy.
Places to view: Amazon Video, Vudu, Itunes, Hulu
Contributor: Jen Fairbourn
Title: Antwone Fisher
Date: 2002
Media type: Film
Category: Interpersonal Relationships, Human Growth and Development, Internal Dynamics of Families, Couple and Family Counseling
Keywords: communication, conflict management, adolescence, adulthood, response to crises, family relationship, therapy, dysfunction
Rating: R
Audience(s): College Age, Adults
Language: English
Film/Episode Summary: A sailor prone to violent outbursts is sent to a naval psychiatrist for help. Refusing at first to open up, the young man eventually breaks down and reveals a horrific childhood. Through the guidance of his doctor, he confronts his painful past and begins a quest to find the family he never knew.
Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: discussion: Discuss with learners the conditions observed of Antwone’s early life. How might these have impacted his relationships with others? How might his early background affect his behavior toward others?
Places to view: Cinemax, Youtube, Itunes, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play
Contributor: Laura M. Stanton
