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100 Percent Woman: The Story of Michelle Dumaresq
Item# 34540
© 2004
60 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1362-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1365-8
A post-operative transsexual, Michelle Dumaresq has provoked outrage by entering the sport of women's mountain bike racing. This program studies complex issues of gender identity surrounding the contr...
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1-800-INDIA: Importing a White-Collar Economy
Item# 36341
© 2006
56 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-5672-3
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-5673-0
Over the past decade, India has emerged as the leader in the global market for outsourced white-collar jobs-one reason for the nation's rapid economic growth. This Wide Angle case study explores the e...
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21st-Century Brothers
Item# 33317
© 2003
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-9338-0
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-9339-7
This program explains how the brotherly relationship shapes boys' characters and suggests what parents can do to help brothers bring out the best in each other. The formerly high valuation of first-bo...
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21st-Century Sons and Mothers
Item# 33318
© 2003
48 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-9340-3
DVD ISBN: 978-0-7365-9341-0
This program presents both scientific and anecdotal evidence to illustrate the changing dynamics of the mother/son relationship in a culture where single-mother households are increasing and sons are...
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The 2nd Amendment: The Right to Bear Arms
Item# 40105
© 2002
26 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-409-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-410-1
Highlighting both components of the Second Amendment-the importance of private militias and the right to keep and bear arms-this program explores the history of the fiercely contested charter and its...
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The 51st State: America's Working Poor
Item# 38972
© 2007
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-8998-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-8999-8
While poverty has traditionally been a problem only for the unemployed, a new demographic of Americans has emerged-the working poor. This program explores the disturbing realities that many people in...
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New! 9 to 5 No Longer
Item# 40875
© 2008
60 Min.
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A demographic change is affecting all Americans wherever they work and live: the rise of the flexible workforce. The global economy, increasing numbers of two-income families, and the need for busines...
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Abolition: Broken Promises
Item# 7948
© 1992
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7294-1
For most African-Americans, the end of slavery did little to improve their lives in post-Civil War America. Both Northerners and Southerners refused to accept them as equals, and in many cases looked...
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The Abortion War: Thirty Years after Roe v. Wade
Item# 32200
© 2003
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-7486-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-4058-6
In the years since the U.S. Supreme Court's legalization of abortion, the political scene has changed dramatically enough to threaten this landmark decision. On the 30th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, th...
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Accepting Life's Transitions
Item# 11400
© 1998
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-0-7365-3234-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-0651-3
Aging is a series of transitions, some gradual and some abrupt. How do people come to terms with these changes? This program examines the aging process from beginning to end, defining age from the vie...
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