In the land of the giants /

In the land of the giants: Features three- to five-year-olds learning social and psychological intricacies of family life. The families in this cross-cultural study teach their children how to view and cope with the wider world as they interact with it at day care and school. Shows varying models of...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.), Childhood Project, Inc, Channel Four (Great Britain), Antelope Films, Ltd, Ambrose Video Publishing
Other Authors: Marner, Eugene, Akuginow, Erna, Haines-Stiles, Geoffrey, Chadwick, Alex, 1947-, Neary, Lynn
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:Closed captioned.
Published: New York, NY : Ambrose Video, [2006]
Series:Childhood (Ambrose Video Publishing) ; disc 3.
Subjects:
Description
Summary:In the land of the giants: Features three- to five-year-olds learning social and psychological intricacies of family life. The families in this cross-cultural study teach their children how to view and cope with the wider world as they interact with it at day care and school. Shows varying models of behavior and codes of discipline to mold children in their culture's proper social image. Discusses jealousy, punishment, gender task assignments, and the importance of birth order to children.
Life's lessons: Demonstrates the shift toward new abilities and behaviors of five to seven year olds, as children enter into a distinctive stage of development called middle childhood. Includes sequences showing the first day of school in several countries. Shows how such milestones are recognized by different cultures.
Item Description:Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (114 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Editors, Nobuko Oganesoff (In the land of giants), David Hansen (Life's lessons) ; music, Michael Whalen.