Four Families

Synopsis

Dr Margaret Mead discusses how the upbringing of children contributes to a distinctive national character. Bathing a baby in four continents. An on-the-spot comparison of family life in India, France, Japan and Canada. The centre of attention in each case is a year-old child of a farmer of average means. The child has older brothers and sisters.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 60 min. Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 60 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1959

Availability

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Uses

Introductory courses.*

Subjects

Anthropology

Keywords

babies; Canada; childhood; families; France; India; Japan; social life and customs

Credits

Contributor

Margaret Mead

Cast

Margaret Mead

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Concord Media

Email

sales@concordmedia.org.uk

Web

http://www.concordmedia.org.uk/ External site opens in new window

Phone

01473 726 012

Address

Rosehill Centre
22 Hines Road
Ipswich
IP3 9BG

Notes

A long-established, not-for-profit organisation with a large collection DVDs, specialising in the sectors of general and mental health, child care, race relations, war and peace, addictions, the third world, ecology, civil rights, personal relationships, educational issues, and social work training. Concord also handles titles made for the Graves Medical Audio-visual Library. Sale on DVD. Formerly known as Concord Video and Film Council. In 2014 Concord began to offer selected films as Video on Demand, via Vimeo.