Hispanics: the changing role of women
The traditional role of wife and mother is changing rapidly to that of independent, self-sufficient working woman for many American Latina women. In this program, several prominent Latina women, including author Isabel Allende, discuss their changin...
Separate and unequal
In Jackson, Mississippi - a city only grazed by Hurricane Katrina - thousands of African-Americans face conditions familiar to the people of New Orleans. This NBC News documentary looks at problems that persist in Jackson and other American cities, ...
Let's talk about it: domestic violence
Xiomara Fuentes, Amandeep Kaur, and Nneka - three wives beaten and humiliated by their husbands - are the subjects of Let's Talk About It, which gives a voice and a face to a spreading epidemic of spousal abuse. This program puts video cameras into ...
Fatherhood
New research points to the role that a father plays in his child's IQ development, social adaptation, and even the stability of that child's eventual marriage. This video offers a fascinating look at today's father, and what he can and does mean to ...
Stolen childhoods
An uncompromising look at child exploitation, this ABC News program features investigative filmmakers Len Morris and Robin Romano, who have exposed child labor operations around the globe. A gravel quarry in India, a Kenyan coffee plantation, a fish...
Down...but not out!: a look at situational poverty
For many Americans, the threat of sudden poverty has less to do with the nation’s overall economy than it does with personal circumstances. This program discusses the hard facts of situational poverty with a focus on the four most common triggers:...
Taboo: blood bonds
Are gender roles universal when it comes to leading a family or family group? Do the concepts of father, mother, offspring, and sibling change among different cultures? Is there a formula for the perfect family? In the Himalayas, that recipe may inv...
Sacred spirit: the Lakota Sioux, past and present
This poignant collage features members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux living on and off the Pine Ridge reservation who present their unself-pitying yet pointed observations on Lakota history and modern-day Lakota life. Their creation myth and their atti...
The love lab: putting marriages back together
This insightful program goes inside John Gottman's renowned "Love Lab" to see how one of America's foremost marriage counselors and his staff analyze and advise couples in marital distress. At The Gottman Institute, videotape of spouse interactions ...
Standing up as a citizen
Spark class discussion on civic responsibility with this compilation of ABC News segments. Each scenario involves onlookers who - unaware that they are observing actors in staged situations - exhibit a variety of responses, from complacency to outra...