Learning to be human

United States

Film
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This series, based on the book “Shelter form the wind” by Marion Dane Daver, looks at family relationships during adolescence.

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production company

Learning Corporation of America

Production places
United States
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ACMI Identifier

S01271

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal relations in adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships

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