Identity crisis : self-image in childhood / BBC Education & Training ; BBC/Open University co-production ; series producer, Dinah Lord ; produced and directed by Angela Chan ; executive producer, Tessa Livingstone.

Examines the "nature vs. nurture" debate in the shaping of the identity of children. This program weighs in on that question by capturing the emotional and psychological development of 25 boys and girls at age five. Children reveal clear signals about their self-worth and their expectations for the...

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Corporate Authors: British Broadcasting Corporation, BBC Active (Firm), Open University, BBC Education & Training, Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), BBC Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Winston, Robert M. L., Lord, Dinah, Chan, Angela. (Film producer and director), Livingstone, Tessa
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Films for the Humanities & Sciences : Distributed under license from BBC Video Ltd., [2008], ©2008.
Series:Child of our time.
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Physical Description:1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Self-image in childhood.
Format: Video DVD
Contents:
  • Emotional and psychological development study
  • Living with poverty and constant change
  • Influence of economic position on children
  • A boy with unlimited options
  • Gender identity and appearance
  • Food and body size
  • Seeking safety and stability
  • Race and identity
  • Research on ethnic identity
  • Influences of national and ethnic identities
  • Over-confident and aggressive
  • Seeking refuge
  • Moving to a new home
  • A new beginning.