Episode of Series “The World We Live In”.
Examines some of the techniques psychologists use to assess mothering practices with young infants. Stresses the importance of touch and movement in young children. Examples of monkeys in isolation, children in orphanages, and premature infants are used to show the effects of various maternal deprivations. Narrated by Dan Ingram. NB: CONTAINS SOME DISTURBING IMAGES WITH MONKEYS.
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ACMI Identifier
009231
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Child care
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child care
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Nature and nurture
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child care
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Infant psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Nature and nurture
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychological tests
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)