Families: earning and spending

United States, 1976

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Shows the ways in which the three families introduced in the film “Families: alike and different” earn money and how they spend it on a variety of goods and services. The American parents work at separate jobs, the Mexican family is involved in the processing coffee beans and the Japanese father does research into water pollution.

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Credits

co-director

George McQuilkin

James Kennedy

Jane Treiman

production company

Churchill Films

Duration

00:15:58:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

504849

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Japan

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - Mexico

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Family - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cross-cultural studies

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Family - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finance

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Finance, Personal

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social sciences

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Cross-cultural studies

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Japan

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family - Mexico

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Family life surveys

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Finance, Personal

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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