Taboo : Blood Bonds / National Geographic Television & Film.

Are gender roles universal when it comes to leading a family or family group? Do the concepts of father, mother, offspring, and sibling change among different cultures? Is there a formula for the perfect family? In the Himalayas, that recipe may involve multiple husbands, and in certain provinces of...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Films on Demand.
Corporate Authors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase
National Geographic Television & Film
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2010], ©2004.
Series:Films on Demand.
Subjects:
Culture.
Ethnicity.
Families.
Intimacy (Psychology)
Kinship.
Marriage.
Mothers.
Multiculturalism.
Social structure.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Genre:
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Films On Demand @ Infobase)
Physical Description:1 online resource (47 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Variant Title:
Blood Bonds
Format: Electronic Video
Contents:
  • What is a Family? (0:34)
  • Family in Yongning, China (1:42)
  • Womanhood in Yongning, China (1:48)
  • Households in Yongning, China (1:41)
  • Love Lives in Yonging, China (1:12)
  • Men in Yongning, China (1:56)
  • Youth in Yongning, China (2:03)
  • Marriage in Yonging, China (2:28)
  • Tradition in Yonging, China (2:05)
  • Violence in Cape Town, South Africa (2:59)
  • Family in Capetown, South Africa (1:54)
  • Protection in Capetown, South Africa (2:38)
  • Gang Membership Capetown, South Africa (1:16)
  • Gang Meeting Capetown, South Africa (2:39)
  • Getting Paid in Capetown, South Africa (1:34)
  • Gang Allegiance Capetown, South Africa (3:12)
  • Polyandry in India (2:05)
  • Preservation Through Polyandry (2:14)
  • Brothers in Polyandry (1:50)
  • Practicality of Polyandry (2:00)
  • Jealousy in Polyandry (1:45)
  • Threats to Polyandry (1:06)
  • Education and Polyandry (2:22)
  • Challenging the Meaning of Family (1:01)