Family Relations
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ALCOHOLISMAlcohol & Drug Abuse Family Relations Criminal & Law Sociology Children & Young Adult
Examines teenage drinking and teenagers whose parents are alcoholics, including the
consequences of alcoholism such as physical illness, emotional maladjustment, family
breakup, domestic violence, fatal car accidents, and violent crime.
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DAD'S LAST FLIGHTShort Films Family Relations Psychology & Psychiatry
In this short drama, Eli, a young father, in the midst of a family crisis with his wife and
young son, begins to lose his grip on sanity just in time to greet the mysterious visit of
Sam, his vagabond father. Sam's delusions push Eli to reclaim the love of his family and
the imaginations of his childhood.
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WHEN YOUR HEAD'S NOT A HEAD, IT'S A NUTFamily Relations Health Psychology & Psychiatry
Filmmaker Garth Stein documents his 28-year-old sister's decision to undergo brain
surgery to control her epilepsy.
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TEENAGE MOTHERS: A GLOBAL CRISISCultural Studies Education Family Relations Health Human Sexuality Psychology & Psychiatry Sociology Women's Studies Children & Young Adult Cuban Studies
Examines the worldwide crisis in teenage pregnancies through four case studies of teenage
mothers in Ghana, England, Cuba, and the U.S., thereby providing a cross-cultural survey
of the underlying reasons for the increasing rate of adolescent pregnancies and also
discussing the hazards to the health and well-being of such young mothers.
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LIVE TO TELL: The First Gay and Lesbian PromAmerican Studies Cultural Studies Family Relations Children & Young Adult Human Sexuality
Chronicles the lives of the students of the EAGLES Center (student population: 30), an alternative high school in Los Angeles for gay and lesbian teens who, due to persecution, are unable to function in the regular school system. In addition to the students' discussions of the social discrimination they face and their own personal struggles, the video shows their historic efforts in organizing a citywide promo for over 200 gay and lesbian high school students throughout L.A. County, and the first gay and lesbian prom in America.
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MAMA, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOULGBTQ Spanish Language Sociology Latin-American Studies Family Relations
This autobiographical video, in which the filmmaker reveals his homosexuality to his mother,
explores the awkward situation of being ‘out’ to friends but closeted to family.
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