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This program with Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for families and children, and explores ways to rebuild a web of support for families. Among those featured on th...
This program with Bill Moyers examines why America has become an unfriendly culture for families and children, and explores ways to rebuild a web of support for families. Among those featured on the program are Rosalie Streett, Exec. Director of Parent Action (Baltimore, MD); Jill Bradley, Director of Child Care Services, Chicago Housing Authority; and Richard Louv, author of the book Childhood's Future. They discuss some of the practical steps needed to create a more hospitable social climate for families. The program also visits parents in San Diego who are struggling with some of the problems affecting the quality of parents' and children's lives.
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- Creator
- Public Affairs Television (Firm)
- Included Title
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- Listening to America (Television program)
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
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- Publication
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- New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2006]
- ©1992
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (60 min.)) : sound, color, digital file
- digital
- data file
- ISBNs
- 9781421392806
- OCLC
- ocn707965030
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Nov. 08, 2006.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Family Values: What Are They? (3:35) -- Parents Face Challenges in America (5:32) -- Child Rearing: Community Effort (3:24) -- Family Case Study (4:15) -- Role of the Church in Supporting Families (4:46) -- Community Strength, Family Values, and Public Policy (5:23) -- Case Study: Single Mother (7:00) -- Fatherlessness, Divorce, and Single-Parent Families (5:15) -- A Woman Dedicated to Create Connecting Places (6:41) -- Building Family-Friendly Communities (5:02) -- Family Crisis: America's Crisis (2:55)