Childhood / directed, produced and written by Geoff Haines-Stiles ; series producer, Erna Akuginow ; executive producers, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, Peter Montagnon ; co-production of Thirteen WNET & Childhood Project Inc. in association with Channel 4/London & Antelope Films, Ltd.

Presents an "insightful and richly textured examination of the various influences that shape us as individuals and as members of the families and societies in which we are raised. Through the observation of twelve families on five continents, the series looks at childhood from a number of perspecti...

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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: Haines-Stiles, Geoffrey
Akuginow, Erna
Montagnon, Peter
Chadwyck, Alex
Neary, Lynn
Bronfenbrenner, Urie, 1917-2005
Kagan, Jerome
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned.
Published: New York, N.Y. : Ambrose Video Pub., [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:4 videodiscs (399 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
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Summary:
Presents an "insightful and richly textured examination of the various influences that shape us as individuals and as members of the families and societies in which we are raised. Through the observation of twelve families on five continents, the series looks at childhood from a number of perspectives--personal, scientific, historical and cultural--using a variety of production techniques ..."--Container label.
Note:Previously broadcast on PBS in 1991.
Videorecording.
Call Number:HQ772 .C453 2006 VideoDVD
Credits:Music, Michael Whalen.
System Details:DVD.
Participant or Performer:
Narrators, Alex Chadwick, Lynn Neary ; commentary, Jerome Kagan (Louder than words), Urie Bronfenbrenner (In the land of the giants).