Stephen, I have effectively used "Wage Slaves," a documentary based on Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed. While the point of the film is showing the struggles of low wage workers, there is a fair amount of footage on the interaction of work and family. For example, one of the cases is a former construction manager who divoreced, got custody of his children, and became a limo driver to be available to care for them after school. Without the requirement of child care he would not have been a low wage worker.
The film is put out by A&E and I bought it on Amazon.com. Best, Maxine On 27 Sep 2005 at 9:21, Stephen Sweet wrote: Date sent: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 09:21:53 -0400 From: Stephen Sweet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: TEACHSOC: Films on Work-Family To: "Teach Soc Listserv (E-mail)" <[email protected]> > > Greetings All- > I am looking for films that would work well in a Sociology of Work and > Family course. There is one film "Juggling Work and Family" (aired on > PBS a few years ago) that is commonly used, but I am looking for more > ideas. I am most interested in documentaries and case studies, rather > than fictional portrayals. Topics could include (among others) child > care, elder care, job schedules, career prioritization, work > stress/spillover, mommy tracks, etc. > Appreciatively, > Stephen Sweet > Maxine P. Atkinson, PhD Director, First Year Inquiry Seminar Program Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs Associate Professor Department of Sociology and Anthropology N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8107 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (919) 515-9001 fax: (919) 515-2610
