Tag Archives: family demographics

Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

The Heat

Title: The Heat

Date: 2013

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas

Keywords: Adulthood, conflict management, decision making, family demographics, work and family, social and cultural influences, parent child relationships

Rating: R – Restricted

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Sarah Ashburn is an FBI agent with her eyes on a promotion. However, her conflict with coworkers is keeping her from that promotion. He boss senders her to Boston on a mission to uncover the identity of a drug lord, Mr. Larkin. Agent Ashburn is forced to work alongside agent Shannon Mullins, who is from the area and very territorial about where she grew up. The pair are in constant disagreement on how to go about finding Larkin. The movie follows Ashburn and Mullins as they track down Larkin and try to shut down his drug trade.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: In what ways do Ashburn and Mullins value family differently? Even though everyone in Mullins family are all adults they can never seem to get along and behave. How does Mullins family feel that her job is creating a wedge between them?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Human Growth and Development

Tarzan

Title: Tarzan

Date: 1999

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Human Growth and Development

Keywords: family relationship, family demographics, response to crises, social and cultural influences, types of parents

Rating: G – General Audiences

Audience(s): Children Under 12, Families

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Tarzan was an orphaned baby left in the jungle. An ape named Kala found him and raised him as his own. As Tarzan grew up, he believed that the animals were his family, that is until he saved an expeditioner named Jane Porter in the jungle. Tarzan is forced to choose who his family is, his animal friends or Jane.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How did Tarzan’s development differ because he wasn’t raised by humans? How did Jane’s father’s opinions shape the way she reacted throughout the film?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann

Families in Society

My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Title: My Big Fat Greek Wedding

Date: 2002

Media type: Film

Format: Complete

Category: Families in Society

Keywords: Marriage, conflict management, family demographics, parenting styles, social and cultural influences, types of parents

Rating: PG – Parental Guidance Suggested

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Toula, a young Greek woman is turning her life around by going back to college. Along the way, she meets and falls in love with a man named Gus. The only problem is, he’s not Greek. The movie follows the couple as they get married and struggle through cultural differences.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: How does culture affect how people parent? How do differences in religion create conflicts in families. Do you think that Toula and Gus handled the situation in the best way that they could as a couple?

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

Contributor: Krista Hamann