Tag Archives: decision-making

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Identity Thief

Title: Identity Thief

Date: 2013

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: decision-making, family relationship, financial management

Rating: R – Restricted

Audience(s): College Age, Adults, Parents, Couples

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Sandy Patterson gets a call one day that his identity has been stolen. At the risk of losing his job over his stolen identity, Sandy leaves his wife and children and decides to travel across the country to find the other Sandy that has stolen his identity. The movie follows Sandy as he tracks down the thief and tries to clear his name.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How do Sandy’s wife and children react to him leaving them behind to clear his name? Do you think it was a good idea to for Sandy’s children to meet and become attached to their father’s impersonator?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Internal Dynamics of Families

The Fault in Our Stars

Title: The Fault in Our Stars

Date: 2014

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Internal Dynamics of Families

Keywords: Adolescence, decision-making, family relationships, family trauma, response to crisis, stress and coping, therapy

Rating: PG 13 – Parents Strongly Cautioned

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Hazel is a teen with cancer. Her mother forces her to go to a support group for other teens that struggles with sicknesses. There she meets a boy named Gus with which she fell in love. As she fights for her life, they go on a great adventure to Amsterdam to fulfill her dreams.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Gus’s parents and Halzel’s parents differ in their parenting styles? What do you think drove Hazel’s parents to let her travel across the world with such ailments? 

Places to view: ITunes, YouTube, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Parenting

Hannah Montana: The Movie

Title: Hannah Montana: The Movie

Date: 2009

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Parenting

Keywords: adolescence, decision-making, family relationships, fathering, parent-child relationships, single parenting, social and cultural influences

Rating: G – General Audiences

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Hannah Montana is a pop star at the peak of her fame. Everyone wants to meet her and take photos of her.  However, Hannah is actually Miley Stewart with a blond wig.  Miley’s father thinks she needs to take a break from fame and get a reality check because the fame is going to her head.  He takes her back to her hometown, Crowley Corners, Tennessee.  Will Miley realize what is really important or will she go on being a pop star that is full of herself?

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: What decisions does Mileys father continuously make to keep his daughter’s best interests at heart?

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Contributor: Krista Hamann