Sexual stereotypes
More than ever before, Americans are being bombarded - and acculturated - by the media, and only discerning individuals will recognize the sexual biases that all too often are a part of each day's worth of information and entertainment. This program...
Subject: Sex role in motion pictures
Transcript: PICTURES HELD IN COMMON BY A GROUP. BUT DOES THE MEDIA CREATE STEREOTYPES OR DOES SOCIETY♪ IT SEEMS TO BE A LITTLE OF BOTH. ♪ ♪ ♪ YOU
Race and psychiatry
The issue of race within psychiatry is most apparent in the psychiatric hospitals and institutions where, as one doctor who appears in this program puts it, "there is an overrepresentation of black people." There is also a problem of misdiagnosis an...
Subject: Psychiatry in motion pictures
Sexual stereotypes in the media
Categorizing others is a part of human nature, and even as infants we divide the world into two groups - male and female - to help organize our reality. But when these stereotypes are used to make assumptions about a person's character and value, th...
Subject: Sex role in motion pictures
Transcript: PROBLEM WAS, WHAT IF THAT IDEALIZED PICTURE DID NOT INCLUDE YOU♪ IF YOU WERE POOR, IF YOU WERE AN IMMIGRANT, IF YOU WERE A PERSON OF COLOR, YOU
A Door to the Sky (Bab Al-Sama Maftouh)
Nadia, a young Moroccan emigre, returns from Paris to Fez to visit her dying father. At his funeral, she is overcome by the voice of Karina chanting the Koran. A powerful friendship develops between the two women as they decide to turn the father's ...
Subject: Morocco -- In motion pictures
Propaganda
Though they often work in the shadows, their efforts have affected the destinies of entire nations, in peacetime and war. This program focuses on dictators and spin doctors who shaped the perceptions of the masses in 20th-century Europe. Archival ne...
Subject: World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war--History and criticism
Police Analysis Complete
The Manchester police finalize a picture of what they think happened during a staged crime in the pub.
Communication Chart Activity
Children with autism like predictability. A communication chart includes pictures and words. Autistic children can anticipate the next event.
Remembering Lee
Trying to piece together Lee's life, the narrator shows other South African activists a picture that includes Lee.
Targeting terror
The war on terror requires greater cooperation among countries and a deeper understanding of terrorism’s causes and manifestations. This program spotlights five nations caught in the crosshairs to examine regional history, terror-related issues, a...
Contributor(s): Journeyman Pictures (Firm)
Transcript: , THEYWERE FROM FINANCIALLY SECURE FAMILIES. WHAT PUT THE PICTURE IN THE MIND IS THE MEDIA, THEM SEEING THEIR OWN BRETHREN BEING KILLED, DAY IN, DAY OUT... YOU
Respiratory system: intake and exhaust
Using the analogy of an automobile's system of fuel intake and exhaust, this program explores the makeup and functions of the respiratory system. Topics include the processes of respiration; the organs involved in respiration; why cells need oxygen;...
Contributor(s): Storyline Pictures