Videos on the Social Sciences

American athletics the American hero today 2004

Gus Gnorski, Michael W Doyle, Karen Heisler, Films for the Humanities (Firm), and Golden Dome Productions

Athletes at both the collegiate and professional levels receive great admiration from many members of society. Some athletes are outstanding role models for young and old alike, while others do not perform as well under the spotlight. Why do people idolize individuals whose contribution to society is in the realm of an athletic achievement, while other individuals who make lasw, save lives, educate, or serve others are often left unnoticed? This program examines the role of athletes in society today and the economic impact of their status. 1 videodisc (28 min.)

MEDIA 10-313

 

American game, Japanese rules c1989

Examines the frustrations of Americans trying to understand and cope with the unwritten rules of life in Japan. Interviews with businessmen, baseball players and an American born woman who married a Japanese farmer and has become assimilated into the culture. Offers the following insights: In baseball, the Japanese ideal outcome is a tie; no one loses face. In business, the Japanese play to win; if they don't get all of the business, they don't consider it fair. The housewife has ceased to think about "what I want"; adopting the Japanese outlook, she thinks instead of "my duty.". 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-5533

 

Beyond Eyruv 2008

John Mounier, Basya Schechter, Scott J Gill, DOK Arts (Firm), and Cinema Guild

"Documentary that examines the life of a young Hasidic man-20 year old Moshe Galan- who's chosen to leave behind the only world he's known, the ultra-orthodox community, out of curiosity for the 'world out there' and an urgent need to relieve himself of the limitations inherent in such a closed community. This documentary is, at its heart, about transformation and the challenges that Moshe faces as he departs from his familiar community and enters into an unknown world and culture, a secular society. This new life that Moshe undertakes is filled with struggles as he works toward earning a High School diploma, negotiates his relationship with his grandparents who have encouraged his departure, tries to support himself, all the while, lacking the basic skills to survive in our world. Ultimately, Moshe's biggest struggle is one of faith and his relationship with God and his family who live in Israel. As the story unfolds, we see that Moshe is living in between these two worlds, not finding comfort in either. While he desperately wants to find recognition and acceptance in his new life, he's unable to leave the past behind him, making his future unclear and questionable." -- IMDB. 1 videodisc (72 min.)

MEDIA 10-1984

 

Chutney in Yuh Soca a multicultural mix 1996

Chutney in Yuh Soca: a film showing the interaction of the East Indian and African populations of Trinidad and Tobago through the popular music "Chutney" which is an combination of Indian folk tunes with the tempo and spice of the Caribbean. The Gospel Truth: A Black family in Great Britain reaffirms their values and family cohesiveness through the singing of gospel music. Songs For Our Daughters: West Indian women in Britain discuss the way they pass their heritage and culture on to their mixed race daughters. 1 videodisc (36 min.)

MEDIA 10-5433

 

Devil's playground c2002

Lucy Walker, Steven Cantor, Stick Figure Productions, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Wellspring Media

Looks at the Amish tradition of rumspringa (the Pennsylvania Dutch word meaning "running around"), a period in which Amish 16-21-year-olds are set free to explore the world outside the Amish life so that they can make an informed decision before they make a commitment to join the church at adulthood. This documentary follows four teenagers in their time of discovery. 1 videodisc (77 min.)

MEDIA 10-282

 

The human zoo c2002

Films for the Humanities (Firm) and Discovery Channel (Firm)

A reality-based experiment that tracks the behavior of 12 people isolated in a country house in Britain. Teams of psychologists conduct and comment on this and other experiments designed to test the limits of human behavior. 3 videodiscs (153 min.)

MEDIA 10-726 pt. 1-pt. 3

 

The idea makers the women of Hull House c2004

John C Sorensen, Ray Suarez, Robyn Muncy, Daphne Spain, New River Media (Firm), and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

Looks at the history of Hull House, opened by Jane Addams in 1889 as a place where she, Julia Lathrop, and other activists could provide outreach services to the poor and uneducated people of the surrounding Chicago neighborhood. Examines how the reformers applied statistical analysis to real-world problems, particularly infant and maternal mortality, thereby paving the way for far-reaching social reform. Looks at the relationship between social statistics and their objectivity and social policy. 1 videodisc (18 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2802

 

It's a mall world 2001, c2006

Stan Feingold, David McIvride, Jim Cissell , Eyes Project Development Corp, Finale Editworks (Firm), Sound Kitchen (Firm), Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

An ideal discussion-launcher for sociology courses, this program examines cultural and psychological aspects of what is now an archetypal suburban experience: shopping at the mall. 1 videodisc (47 min.)

MEDIA 10-860

 

A love apart c2005

Bettina Haasen, Gebrueder Beetz Filmproduktion, and Filmakers Library, inc

This film follows a young Tuareg girl in Niger who is about to marry a man she has never met. It documents a tradition that is vanishing quickly. 1 videodisc (52 min.)

MEDIA 10-1937

 

Nong jia le Peasant family happiness  2013

This ethnographic film depicts the everyday experience of "doing tourism" in two rural, ethnic tourism destinations in contemporary China: Ping'an and Upper Jidao villages. Focusing on the perspectives of village residents, this film portrays how modern, rural Chinese negotiate between the day-to-day consequences of tourist arrivals in their home villages and ideal projections of who they are and what their lives can achieve through tourism development. 1 videodisc (70 min.)

MEDIA 10-4512

 

Number our days 2007

Lynne Littman, Barbara G Myerhoff, Community Television of Southern California, and Direct Cinema Ltd

Portrait of a community of elderly Eastern European Jews living in Venice, California. Based on fieldwork interviews conducted by anthropologist Barbara Myerhoff, interspersed with scenes of Israel Levin Senior Adult Center activities. 1 videodisc (29 min.) :

MEDIA 10-3674

 

One peace at a time c2009

Turk Pipkin, Monterey Media Inc, Nobelity Project, and Monterey Video (Firm)

A film about a messed up world ... and how we could fix it. Join Turk Pipkin as he chronicles the model Indian orphanages of the Miracle Foundation, family planning initiatives with Thailand's Mechai Viravaidya, Ethiopian water projects with A Glimmer of Hope, and Architecture for Humanity's global design challenge for communities in need in the Himalayas, the Amazon, and the slums of Nairobi. 1 videodisc (83 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2278

 

Personally speaking a long conversation with Stuart Hall c2009

Michael Dibb, Cheli Durán, Maya Jaggi, Stuart Hall, Dibb Directions (Firm), and Media Education Foundation

Jamaica : family and culture -- Coming to England -- The New Left and New left review -- Early teaching -- Richard Hoggart and the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies -- Cultural studies and the diasporic experience -- Marriage and feminism -- Policing the crisis and Thatcherism -- Neo-liberalism, globalization, and the economic recession -- The Obama phemonenon [i.e., phenomenon] -- Questions of identity -- Difference and multiculturalism -- Race, diaspora and art -- Race and modernism -- A new politics of representation -- Permanent disturbance : a migrant's fate. 1 videodisc (255 min.)

MEDIA 10-2230

 

Sidewalk c2007

It has been a decade and a half since a streetcorner book vendor and intellectual named Hakim Hasan introduced Mitchell Duneier to the people he came to write about in the book Sidewalk (1999).  Now Duneier has collaborated with director Barry Alexander Brown and photographer Ovie Carter to provide a visual presentation that begins where the book ended.  It updates the stories of Ron, Mudrick, Ishmael, Butteroll, and other unhoused vendors on Sixth Avenue in Greenwich Village, showing what happened as they struggled in the wake of new economic and political realities, including those associated with September 11, 2001. It also contains footage from an interview Duneier did with Jane Jacobs, her last before she died in 2006.  The DVD also contains a panel discussion about the film with Cornel West and Kim Hopper at the American Sociological Association's annual meeting; and Duneier's introductory lecture on ethnographic method, in which two sidewalk vendors visit his Princeton class. 1 videodisc (60 min.)

MEDIA 10-4095

 

Straightlaced how gender's got us all tied up c2009

Debra Chasnoff, Sue Chen, Fawn Yacker, Rick Butler, Miriam Cutler, Groundspark (Firm), Respect for All Project, and New Day Films

"Meet 50 incredibly diverse students who take us on a powerful, intimate journey to see how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are shaping the lives of today's American teens ... Demonstrates how gender-based expectations are deeply intertwined with homophobia, and also are impacted by race, ethnicity and class.  From girls confronting popular messages about culture and body image, to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren't gay, STRAIGHTLACED reveals the toll that deeply-held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all of our lives, and offers both teens and adults a way out of anxiety, fear, and violence" -- Container. 1 videodisc (67 min.)

MEDIA 10-1861

 

Women of the sand c2003

Ricardo Lobo, Lucy Barbosa, and Newsreel (Firm)

Documentary about the nomadic Muslim women of the Sahara desert. Filmed in Mauritania, West Africa, the film follows the day-to-day activities of these women, documenting their work, family and community life, expectations and emotions. 1 videodisc (52 min.) :

MEDIA 10-2534

 

 

American athletics the American hero today 2004

Gus Gnorski, Michael W Doyle, Karen Heisler, Films for the Humanities (Firm), and Golden Dome Productions

Athletes at both the collegiate and professional levels receive great admiration from many members of society. Some athletes are outstanding role models for young and old alike, while others do not perform as well under the spotlight. Why do people idolize individuals whose contribution to society is in the realm of an athletic achievement, while other individuals who make lasw, save lives, educate, or serve others are often left unnoticed? This program examines the role of athletes in society today and the economic impact of their status. 1 videodisc (28 min.)

MEDIA 10-313

 

American dreaming Atlantic City's casino gamble 1990

Michael Penland and Rochelle Oliver

Combines unique archival footage with testimony from embattled residents to trace the rise and fall of Atlantic city, as well as the current attempt to revitalize this famous resort city by legalizing casino gambling. 1 videocassette (ca. 52 min.)

MEDIA 2-1800

 

Between men 1979

Will Roberts

Presents a study of masculinity and militarism using archival footage and interviews with veterans from World War I to the Vietnamese conflict. Deals with the lives of men who become soldiers and the consequences to their lives, relationships, and emotions. 1 videocassette (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-2475

 

Capturing the past how to prepare and conduct an oral history interview 2000

Stephanie Ririe and Craig Scribner

A step by step instruction guide for oral history interviewing. 1 videocassette (31 min.)

MEDIA 2-2372

 

Children of the night 1989

Ray Telles, Paul Henschel, and Judy Woodruff

Documents one runaway teenager's life on the streets of San Francisco. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

DANA 178

 

Cocolos y rockeros 1992

Ana María García

Explores the polarized world of adolescents in Puerto Rico who prefer salsa music, "cocolos," and the world of those who prefer rock music and rockers. Shows the participation of Dr. Angel Quintero Rivera, sociologist, who actually studies the sociology of popular music in Puerto Rico. 1 videocassette (46 min.)

MEDIA 2-2779

 

Devil's playground c2002

Lucy Walker, Steven Cantor, Stick Figure Productions, Channel Four (Great Britain), and Wellspring Media

Looks at the Amish tradition of rumspringa (the Pennsylvania Dutch word meaning "running around"), a period in which Amish 16-21-year-olds are set free to explore the world outside the Amish life so that they can make an informed decision before they make a commitment to join the church at adulthood. This documentary follows four teenagers in their time of discovery. 1 videodisc (77 min.)

MEDIA 10-282

 

Do unto others 1989, 1988

David Deutsch

A panel of scholars, journalists, and leaders in government and public service including Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, and Geraldine Ferraro discuss the ethical dimensions of personal relationships in our society. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 129

 

Drugs youth gangs 198-?

John Vogt and James Q Wilson

Some law enforcement officials say gangs are establishing satellite drug distribution systems in other cities, assasinating members of other drug dealing gangs, and permeating neighborhoods with drug selling bazaars.  Looks at Los Angeles, home of the Crips and the Bloods and looks at efforts to reduce crime and drug dealing by big-city youth gangs.  Guests on this segment are Steve Valdivia, Executive Director, Community Youth Gang Services, Los Angeles; Lorne Kramer, Commander, Los Angeles Police Dept.; and Malcolm Klein, Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-1154

 

Everyday heroes 2001

Rick Goldsmith, Abby Ginzberg, Never Tire Productions, and Kovno Communications, Inc

A behind-the-headlines look at a diverse group of young adults who give a year of their lives through a San Francisco area AmeriCorps program to tutor and mentor needy kids. 1 videocassette (59 min.)

MEDIA 2-6351

 

Exploring society  Age 2002

Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, and Lynn Mathis

Examines the social changes that are related to aging. 1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6066

 

Exploring society  Deviance and social control 2002

Ken Harrison, Mitch Lobrovich, and Lynn Mathis

Analyzes and evaluates institutions of social control and socialization and explores the social, historical and cultural contexts that   define deviant behavior.  1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6068

 

Exploring society Gender [videorecording]
            2002

Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, and Lynn Mathis

Discusses what it means to be male or female and how societies definition of gender norm is determined by culture.  1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6102

 

Exploring society Social groups [videorecording]
  2002

Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, and Lynn Mathis

 The video examines the defining characteristics of different types of social groups, looks at leadership in relation to groups, and probes the characteristics and consquences of conformity.  1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6067

 

Exploring society  Social interactions, relationships, and structure [videorecording]
               2002

Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, Lynn Mathis, Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, and Lynn Mathis

 Describes social relationships and various levels of social structure; examines social change and conflict and how they affect each other and influence our lives.  1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6069

 

Exploring society   Socialization [videorecording] /              2002

Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, Lynn Mathis, Ken Harrison, Sean Whitley, and Lynn Mathis

  This video illustrates the forces and relationships from birth through the life span that define and shape a person's societal roles.  1 videocassette (ca. 30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6071

 

Exploring society Sociological inquiry 2002

Ken Harrison, Mitch Lobrovich, and Lynn Mathis

Using research methods and tools sociologists study the diverse behavior of social and cultural groups. 1 videocassette (30 min.)

MEDIA 2-6070

 

Ferry tales c2003

Katja Esson, Sabine Schenk, Corinna Sager, Schenk Productions, Inc, Lifestyle Int. Prod. Service, Inc, Penelope Pictures, LLC, and Women Make Movies (Firm)

This documentary focuses on a unique culture found among the women who frequent the women's powder room each day on the Staten Island Ferry, New York. 1 videocassette (40 min.)

MEDIA 2-6938

 

Fine food, fine pastries, open 6 to 9 1989, 1988

David J Petersen

Explores the culture and history of Sherrill's Restaurant and Bakery, which has served as a neighborhood gathering place on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, since the Depression. Presents interviews with, and shows the daily activities of the waitresses, owners, and regular customers of Sherrill's. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

DANA 268

 

The first measured century 2000

John C Sorensen, John Mernit, Vincent J Cannato, and Ben J Wattenberg

Looks at American history through data and measurement, revealing how the lives of everyday Americans have changed over the last century. Includes commentary by Theodore Caplow, a professor of sociology, and Bruce Geelhoed of Ball State University's Center for Middletown Studies. 2 videocassettes (185 min.)

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Forty two up 1999

Michael Apted

Follows a group of Britons starting in 1964 from different economic and social backgrounds, interviewing them at the age of seven, then again at fourteen, twenty-one, twenty-eight, and now at forty-two to examine how close they are to achieving the dreams and ambitions of their childhood and youth. 1 videocassette (134 min.)

DANA 1595

 

Frosh nine months in a freshman residence hall 1993

Dayna Goldfine, Dan Geller, Geller/Goldfine Productions, and California Newsreel (Firm)

Two filmmakers moved into a freshman residence hall and followed a new group of students from move-in day to spring finals. 1 videocassette (98 min.)

MEDIA 2-6447

 

Generation without a cause 1984?

Henwar Rodakiewicz and Walter Cronkite

A study of the values and attitudes of the college youth of the sixties who grew up during years of war, nuclear energy, and prosperity. Part 1 focuses on the majority of the college students using students from Rutgers University as examples; part 2 presents a Rutgers student who is opposed to the conformity and apathy of his generation. Special guests include Senator William Fulbright, Dr. Philip E. Jacob, Dr. Richard McCormick, Dr. Selman Waksman, and poets Robert Frost and John Ciardi. 1 videocassette (58 min.)

MEDIA 2-2436

 

Harlem diary nine voices of resilience 1996, 1995

Jonathan Stack, Terry Williams, and Susanne Szabo Rostock

Nine Harlem youths use notebooks and video cameras to tell the story of their lives, under the direction of author and socio-ethnographer Terry Williams. 1 videocassette (100 min.)

DANA 668

 

Home economics 1994

Jenny Cool, Cogit-Prop Productions, and Cogitation Propaganda

Documents the American dream of home ownership via portraits and landscapes from Antelope Valley, a Los Angeles suburb. Three women and a teenage girl speak of their struggles to sustain family and community connections amid current socio-economic conditions. 1 videocassette (47 min.)

MEDIA 2-5661

 

The human zoo c2002

Films for the Humanities (Firm) and Discovery Channel (Firm)

A reality-based experiment that tracks the behavior of 12 people isolated in a country house in Britain. Teams of psychologists conduct and comment on this and other experiments designed to test the limits of human behavior. 3 videodiscs (153 min.)

MEDIA 10-726 pt. 1-pt. 3

 

I'm normal, you're weird understanding other cultures c1998

Jeffrey Schrank, John Sterchi, Andrea Urban, Stacey Griffin, Stage Fright Productions, and Learning Seed Company

Examines the differences between the world's cultures and how different interpretations of same of similar actions or reactions can affect abilities of people to interact successfully. 1 videocassette (24 min.)

MEDIA 2-6685

 

The "in" crowd and, Social cruelty 2002

John Stossel, ABC News, and Films for the Humanities (Firm)

An ABC News special dealing with school social cliques and bullying. 1 videocassette (41 min.)

MEDIA 2-7017

 

The inquiring nuns 1996

Gordon Quinn, Gerald Temaner, Mary Campion , and Marie Arné

A collection of interviews by two nuns who ask the question, "Are you happy?" to various people they approach on the streets of Chicago and in two major museums. Filmed in 1967, people's responses show a concern with social issues and the Vietnamese War, though most do claim to be happy themselves. 1 videocassette (66 min.)

MEDIA 2-5324

 

It's a mall world 2001, c2006

Stan Feingold, David McIvride, Jim Cissell , Eyes Project Development Corp, Finale Editworks (Firm), Sound Kitchen (Firm), Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc, and Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)

An ideal discussion-launcher for sociology courses, this program examines cultural and psychological aspects of what is now an archetypal suburban experience: shopping at the mall. 1 videodisc (47 min.)

MEDIA 10-860

 

Living old the modern realities of aging in America c2006

Miri Navasky, Karen O'Connor, Mead Street Films (Firm), WGBH Educational Foundation, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), and PBS Home Video

For the first time in American history, "the old old"--Those over 85 -- are now the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population. Medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer, healthier lives. But for millions of elderly, living longer can also mean a debilitating physical decline that often requires an immense amount of care. And just as more care is needed, fewer caregivers are available to provide it. In "Living Old," FRONTLINE investigates this national crisis and explores the new realities of aging in America. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

MEDIA  2-7798

 

Los Angeles city of the future? 1992

Vic Lockwood and Kenneth Thompson

1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-2489

 

Men of reenaction c1995

Jessica Yu, Inscrutable Films (Firm), Independent Television Service, and Carousel Films

An insider's look at the phenomenon of "Living History" through Civil War reenactors. This documentary explores the extremes that individuals go in their quest for "authenticity" and follows reenactors across the country. 1 videocassette (56 min.)

MEDIA 2-6545

 

Older voices interviewing older adults c1994

Bonnie E Waltch, Andrea Phillips, Robert Pemberton, Ida Beecher, New England Research Institutes, Chedd-Angier Production Company, National Institute on Aging, and Terra Nova Films

"The program is intended to present general principles of conducting survey interviews with older adults. It has been designed to serve as one component of a study-specific interviewer training program.". 1 videocassette (47 min.)

MEDIA 2-6295

 

 

Pretending and truth-telling in women's lives 1996, 1993

Harriet Goldhor Lerner and Stephen Lerner

Dr. Lerner presents a challenge to men and women to rethink the ways we engage in deception and approach truth-telling.  Viewers will learn ways that family, culture, and society influence our beliefs and behaviors regarding self-revelation and concealment. How dominant cultural values have affected women's freedom to speak about "taboo" issues and to be heard, believed and listened to.  Techniques for facilitating the constructive use of honesty in difficult circumstances.  How to break out of the destructive cycle of stigma, secrecy and shame. 1 videocassette (69 min.)

MEDIA 2-3752

 

Salesman 2001

David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin, Paul Brennan, Paul McDevitt, James Baker, Raymond Martos, Janus Films, Maysles Films, and Home Vision (Firm)

A landmark documentary which closely follows the activities of four door-to-door salesmen on their routes. 1 videocassette (91 min.)

MEDIA     DANA 2-6784        502

 

The salt mines The transformation 1996

Susana Aikin and Carlos Aparicio

The Salt Mines explores the lives of Hispanic male transvestite prostitutes and crack addicts living in abandoned garbage trucks at a road salt storage facility near lower Manhattan. The Transformation follows Ricardo (Sara in The Salt Mines) as he rejects his street life to join a group of Born Again Christians in an effort to transform his life from that of a homosexual to a heterosexual. 1 videocassette (105 min.)

MEDIA          MEDIA 2-5594              2-5583

 

Senior year 2002

Aaron Zarrow

"Follows the journey of 15 kids in the class of 2000 as they navigate through their last year of high school in Los Angeles."--Container. 3 videocassettes (ca. 370 min.)

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Seventeen 1985

Peter Davis, Robert Staughton Lynd, Helen Merrell Lynd, Jeff Kreines, Joel DeMott, Middletown Film Project, and First-Run Features (Firm)

Follows a group of Muncie, Indiana seniors through their final year at Southside High School. 1 videorecording (120 min.)

MEDIA D-63

 

Sherman's march a meditation on the possibility of romantic love in the South during an era of nuclear weapons proliferation 1986, 1991

Ross McElwee and Richard Leacock

An autobiographical film about the quest for true romance in the modern South, as the filmmaker follows the route of General Sherman's Civil War March. This engaging nonfiction journey is a picaresque tour of contemporary relationships. 1 videocassette (160 min.)

DANA. MEDIA 1512 2-5689

 

Smile pretty 1999

Carol Cassidy

Teenage girls from a cross-section of ethnic backgrounds discuss life as a beauty queen, the pressure to fulfill a societal ideal, the allure of celebrity, and the artificiality of the modelling trade. In addition, they share incidents of heroism and sacrifice, feelings about their struggle for personal identity, and insights into the mother/daughter relationship. 1 videocassettte (57 min.)

MEDIA 2-5301

 

The social animal 197-

Harold Mayer, Marianna Norris, John M Darley, Mayer-Sklar, Inc, National Educational Television and Radio Center , American Psychological Association, Indiana University, and Audio-Visual Center

Studies some of the ways in which man is influenced and changed by society. Dr. Stanley Schachter demonstrates the effect of group pressure to conform; Dr. Leon Festinger shows the consequences of publicly stating ideas which are contrary to one's private belief; and Dr. Morton Deutsch discusses the nature of the bargaining process. 1 videocassette (29 min.)

MEDIA D-364

 

Social class issues in the U.S.A 1993

Tony Labriola and J. Q Adams

Discusses family income by ethnic group and the increase in poverty and homelessness in the U.S. 1 videocassette (60 min.)

DANA 220

 

La Sociologie est un sport de combat Sociology is a martial art 2001

Pierre Bourdieu, Pierre Carles, Véronique Frégosi, and Annie Gonzalez

Documentary on influential sociologist Pierre Bourdieu; uses interviews, lectures, and discussions to illustrate his theories of culture. 1 videocassette (140 min.)

MEDIA 2-5903

 

The stolen eye 2002

Jane Elliott, Penny Robins, Susan A Golenbock, William Talmadge, Phillip Cullen, Angry Eye Productions, SBS Independent, Annamax Media Pty Ltd, and Admire Entertainment, Inc

Jane Elliott performs her famous blue-eyed/brown-eyed experiment on a group of white and Aborigine adults in Australia. 1 videocassette (50 min.)

MEDIA 2-6550

 

Straightlaced how gender's got us all tied up c2009

Debra Chasnoff, Sue Chen, Fawn Yacker, Rick Butler, Miriam Cutler, Groundspark (Firm), Respect for All Project, and New Day Films

"Meet 50 incredibly diverse students who take us on a powerful, intimate journey to see how popular pressures around gender and sexuality are shaping the lives of today's American teens ... Demonstrates how gender-based expectations are deeply intertwined with homophobia, and also are impacted by race, ethnicity and class.  From girls confronting popular messages about culture and body image, to boys who are sexually active just to prove they aren't gay, STRAIGHTLACED reveals the toll that deeply-held stereotypes and rigid gender policing have on all of our lives, and offers both teens and adults a way out of anxiety, fear, and violence" -- Container. 1 videodisc (67 min.)

MEDIA 10-1861

 

Streetwise 1984

Cheryl McCall, Martín Bell, and Mary Ellen Mark

A film documentary focusing on nine Seattle runaways and castaways who survive as panhandlers, prostitutes, petty thieves and small-time drug dealers. 1 videocassette (VHS) (92 min.)

MEDIA 2-277

 

Violence an American tradition 1996, 1995

Julian Bond, Edward Asner, Robby Benson, Jill Clayburgh, Peter W Kunhardt, and Philip B Kunhardt

The first victims -- Young guns -- Outlaw heros -- Murder and the media -- The American dream -- Racism in America -- Domestic violence -- Child abuse"From the punishment of defenseless Native Americans by Christopher Columbus 500 years ago, to the domestic and racially motivated assaults that run rampant today. American history is permeated by acts of violence. Using archival photos and footage, as well as the words of both historial figures and current experts in sociology, medicine and history, this program explores the recurring patterns of violence that have emerged in our society as as result of insurrection, anger, prejudice, and ignorance. "--Container. 1 videocassette (55 min.)

MEDIA 2-3433