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A police show, a commercial and other vignettes lead children through an investigation of the “reality” and values on television. Racial and sexual stereotypes, job depictions and easy solutions to problems, are examined.
Credits
director
Larry Stein
producer
George McQuilkin
production company
Churchill Films
Language
English
Duration
00:17:02:00
Colour
Colour
ACMI Identifier
29826
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television advertising
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television and children
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television and children - United States - Psychological aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television viewers
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mass media - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Racism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Reality
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Television broadcasting - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Values
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Education
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Child psychology
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Values
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Child psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Values
Short films
Short films → Short films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
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