Families Illustrated Teaching about Family Life with Film and Television

 

Selected Readings

 

Family Life Represented in Film and Television

 

Douglas, W., (2003). Television families: Is something wrong in suburbia? Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.

Douglas, W., & Olson, B. M. (1995). Beyond family structure: The family in domestic comedy. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 39(2), 236-261.

Morgan, M. Leggett, S., & Shanahan, J. (1999). Television and family values: Was Dan Quayle right? Mass Communication & Society, 2(1/2), 47-63.

Tanner, L. R., Haddock, S. A., Zimmerman, T. S., & Lund, L. K. (2003). Images of couples and families in Disney feature-length animated films. American Journal of Family Therapy, 31(5), 355-373.

 

Teaching with Film and Television

 

Bluestone, C. (2000). Feature films as a teaching tool.  College Teaching,

48 (4), 141-147.

Hyler, S. E., & Moore, J. (1996). Teaching psychiatry? Let Hollywood help! Academic Psychiatry, 20, 212-219.

Paquette, M. (2003). Real life and reel life. Perspectives in psychiatric care, 39, 47-48

 

Teaching about Families with Film and Television

 

Alexander, M. & Waxman, D. (2000). Cinemeducation: Teaching family systems through the movies. Families, Systems & Health, 18(4), 455-466.

Dermer, S. B., & Hutchings, J. B. (2000). Utilizing movies in family therapy: Applications for individuals, couples, and families. American Journal of Family Therapy, 28(2), 163-180.

Hudock, A. M., & Gallagher Warden, S. A. (2001). Using movies to teach family systems concepts, The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 9, 116-121.

Leon, K., & Angst, E. (2005). Portrayals of stepfamilies in film: Using media images in remarriage education. Family Relations, 54, 3-23.

 

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