Part of the “Being a woman” series. Observes the changes which occur in the marriage of a middle-aged couple when the wife decides to change her own lifestyle after her children are grown and gone. Raises issues regarding women’s roles, sex-role stereotyping, changing expectaions of the female role and the male perception of such topics.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506661
Language
English
Subject categories
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Attitude change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social change
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women - Social conditions
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Attitude change
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Married people
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Attitude change
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Change (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Marriage
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Men - Psychology
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Stereotype (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)