Episode of Series “Man Alive”.
Kathy Westen ran away from home at sixteen, was found six months later living rough, sleeping in derelict houses. Now she is at home again - at least for the time being. She left because she could not make her parents understand her. They worried because they could not understand what she was trying to tell them. Kathy’s act of throwing away the comforts and securities of home life represents the communication gulf between parents and their children today.
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ACMI Identifier
007415
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television series
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Communication skills
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Conflict of generations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Homelessness
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Runaway teenagers
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Communication skills
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Communication skills
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Conflict of generations
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal communication
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Interpersonal conflict
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Parenting
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Runaway teenagers
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Family relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Adolescent psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Communication skills
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Conflict of generations
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal communication
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Interpersonal conflict
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Runaway teenagers
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Black and White
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16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)