Episode of Series “Social Security”
A young Yugoslavian woman with two small children is caught between her need for friendship and social contact at work, and the difficulties of finding someone to look after her children during the day. The ideal solution to the problem, Kindergarten, is not available to her.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009631
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Women immigrants
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Emigration and immigration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social problems
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Alienation (Social psychology)
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Children of immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women immigrants
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Working mothers
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alienation (Social psychology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)