Tag Archives: work and family

Families in Society, Family Resource Management

This American Life

Title: This American Life

Date: 1999

Media type: Podcast

Format: Complete

TV Season-Episode: Family-Business

Category: Families in Society, Family Resource Management

Keywords: work and family, financial management

Rating: NR

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Stories of family businesses are discussed. The pressures of economics on families, especially when the members of the family help to run and manage the business.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Why do economic pressures tend to harm relationships? Is there truth in the adage that you should never hire family? Why? How would you work with your own family?

Places to view: Hulu

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney

Families in Society, Parenting

30-Rock

Title: 30-Rock

Date: 2012

Media type: Television

Format: Episode

TV Season-Episode: Season 6, Ep.3

Category: Families in Society, Parenting

Keywords: work and family, societal trends in parenting

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: To help mend the image of his company which has come under fire due to the racist, sexist, and homophobic remarks made by Tracy Jordan, Jack Donaghy hires his long time business rival Devon Banks to help with public relations with the LGBT communtity. Devon agrees to do so on the agreement that Jack will get his tripplets into the most prestigious preschool in New York. After completing their deal Devon confronts Jack with the fact that all of the strings he had pulled to get Devon’s children into the preschool means that he will not be able to get his own daughter Liddy in.

Clip Start Time: 0.71527777778

Clip Description: When Devon confronts Jack with the fact that his children will now have a leg up on Jack’s daughter due to the favors Jack called in on Devon’s behalf. Jack breifly worries but then comes to the realization that though Devon had the best education money could buy and Jack came from humble means, Jack still ended up defeating Devon in the business world.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: When Devon confronts Jack with the fact that his children will now have a leg up on Jack’s daughter due to the favors Jack called in on Devon’s behalf. Jack breifly worries but then comes to the realization that though Devon had the best education money could buy and Jack came from humble means, Jack still ended up defeating Devon in the business world.

Places to view: Amazon Video, Hulu, Netflix, Itunes

Contributor: Ian Brunzell-Looney

Families in Society, Interpersonal Relationships

Dexter

Title: Dexter

Date: 2006

Media type: Television

Format: Clip

TV Season-Episode: Season 5, Ep. 9

Category: Families in Society, Interpersonal Relationships

Keywords: work and family, conflict management, developmental stage

Rating: TV-14

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

Language: English

Film/Episode Summary: Dexter is a blood-analyst for Miami Metro. He solves muder but also commits them; Dexter is a vigilante with a psychological craving to commit muder. He lives a double life and tries to balance it throughout the series.

Clip Start Time: 49

Clip Description: Astor is a rebellious teenager, acting out her frustration until she notices how Dexter understands her reason to be upset. Dexter discusses about his future expectations from Astor but only wants her to come forth with her rebellious actions when she’s ready to. He tells her that he is proud of her by who she has become because of her concern and help towards her friend. Astor agrees to Dexter’s term of informing him of any struggles she may endure because of the trust he established between the two of them.

Comments or Recommendations for Teaching: Why did Dexter and Astor make expectations for each other? What would bring Dexter to give Astor the will to come forth with her rebellious actions on her own terms?

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

Contributor: Paying Lee