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Last in the series of general biology lectures, this session explores global warming and ozone depletion, considering evidence of their existence and possible causes and effects. It explains albedo and emissivity, greenhouse gases and cooling effects, and the composition and importance of ozone. The program also addresses the Endangered Species Act and the global depletion of food, energy, and water resources.
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This DVD orients students to the workings of the legal system. It defines docketing and calendaring; reviews legal language; differentiates among federal, state, and local law; shows how to file and record legal documents, cite legal cases, and check for conflicts; and presents an overview of the court system, legal specializations, and legal proceedings.
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"Describing sports as a social phenomenon, this program explores what sports can teach about society and considers how social goals and objectives are reflected in sports. It examines the development of sports sociology; probes the relationship of sports to religion, social roles, citizenship and morality; and looks at the organization and institutionalization of sports. The program also explores how social class, race, and gender affect participation...
11) Sex & marriage
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"This program shows the diverse nature of weddings from one culture to another emphasizing that weddings are rites of passage, full of ritual and symbols that convey and emphasize the values of that society. It defines marriage and suggests that this is one way that societies regulate sexual relations between men and women. It points out that all cultures include rules on who can marry whom because of the general concern regarding marriage between...
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Diversity specialist and folklorist Norine Dresser explores how culture affects movement in order to teach actors how to portray characters from different cultures. She outlines differences in behaviors among non-U.S. cultures and introduces multicultural manners. The program covers such topics as greetings, shaking hands, physical contact between the sexes, eye contact, smiling, embracing, and kissing; it emphasizes that acceptable norms vary among...
13) Fatherhood
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Originally a college course based on the textbook The Developing Person by Kathleen Stassen Berger. Features information on fathers are becoming more involved with the upbringing of their children.
17) Acting in film
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Jennifer Dale and guests discuss some of the unique challenges faced by actors who find themselves faced with the need to create compelling performances of a character in long-running programs.
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One of a series of half-hour video lessons forming a college telecourse based on the textbook, The developing person, written by Kathleen Stassen Berger and published by Worth Publishers. This lesson introduces students to the scientific study of human development. From John Locke and Jean-Jacques Rousseau through Jean Piaget and Erik Erikson, scholars have considered the impact that nature and nurture have on human development.