Part One of the series “The Family of Man”’ which sets out to compare family life in five different locations around the world. In a comparison of marriages, with men and women sometimes having several partners, this program sets out to discover what, if anything, these marriages have in common. Husbands and wives, shown going about their daily lives are interviewed.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
300883
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Marriage customs and rites
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Marriage customs and rites
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)