The Searching years: Ruben and gangs

United States, 1973

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A record of a group therapy session for teenagers in which Ruben talks about family relationships, gangs and his desire to fight people.

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Credits

production company

Churchill Films

Dimension Films

Duration

00:13:05:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

009311

Language

English

Subject categories

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Adolescence

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Gangs

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Adolescence

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenagers - Conduct of life

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

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aggressiveness (Psychology) in children

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behavior therapy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychotherapy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenagers - Conduct of life

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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