TED Talks
TED: To love is to be brave | Kelly Corrigan
Family life often requires extraordinary bravery, from navigating the daily challenges to surviving the unexpected crises. Author and podcaster Kelly Corrigan offers profound wisdom (and seven key words) to help you focus in on what...
TED Talks
TED: A mother and son united by love and art | Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas
An art school professor once told Deborah Willis that she, as a woman, was taking a place from a good man -- but the storied photographer says she instead made a space for a good man, her son Hank Willis Thomas. In this moving talk, the...
TED Talks
Michael Sandel: Why we shouldn't trust markets with our civic life
In the past three decades, says Michael Sandel, the US has drifted from a market economy to a market society; it's fair to say that an American's experience of shared civic life depends on how much money they have. (Three key examples:...
TED Talks
TED: Technology hasn't changed love. Here's why | Helen Fisher
In our tech-driven, interconnected world, we've developed new ways and rules to court each other, but the fundamental principles of love have stayed the same, says anthropologist Helen Fisher. Our faster connections, she suggests, are...
Crash Course
Stages of Family Life: Crash Course Sociology
One way of thinking about family life says that there are stages that families move through: courtship, marriage, child-rearing, and family life in your later years. We’ll also discuss changing patterns of marriage and childbearing in...
Wonderscape
Ketanji Jackson's Journey from Harvard Law to the Bench
This video highlights Ketanji Jackson's career path, from her time as a reporter and Harvard Law student to becoming a judge. Learn about her key milestones, including her marriage to Dr. Patrick Jackson, their family life, and her...
Curated Video
Living in Australia
Dr. Forrester compares the lives of families in the United States to those in Australia.
The Guardian
Dating in the Dark
At the age of 30, John Kapellas was married and had a child when he came out as gay. He and his wife decided to stay together but lead a mostly celebate life. In this video, John discusses what that time in his life was like and how his...
The Guardian
Choosing to Defect from North Korea
In the 1980s, life in North Korea became increasingly difficult. As the food supply dwindled, a young Choi loong-wha had to make a difficult decision about who to feed. In this video, he ponders what it means to be a good son and brother...
The Guardian
From North Korea to New Malden
Choi loong-wha left North Korea as a young adult and eventually moved to London, joining the largest community of North Koreans outside of Korea. In this video, he shares some of the difficulties he faced growing up in North Korea and...
The Guardian
Advocating for Change in North Korea from Abroad
When more people speak up, change happens faster. That is the belief that keeps Choi loong-wha advocating for changes in human rights in North Korea, even when doing so brings back difficult memories for him. Little Pyongyang part 3
Schooling Online
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird - Context
Join us for a comprehensive lesson on the context of Harper Lee’s classic novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Published in 1960, To Kill a Mockingbird reflects the tensions in American society during the Civil Rights Movement. But the novel’s...
Schooling Online
Rob Sitch's The Castle - Context
The Castle was made with love by Rob Sitch and the team at Working Dog Productions back in 1997. It’s one of our most loved comedy films - but there are some heartfelt messages embedded in it too. Join us as we explore how The Castle’s...
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Karl Alexander - The Long Shadow
Karl Alexander received his B.A. degree from Temple University and his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He spent spent his entire academic career at Johns Hopkins. He has been President of the...
Curated Video
Voices of Patriotism: Veterans Share Their Stories
Bill's Triumph part 1/7: The video is a collection of interviews and speeches from various individuals who served in the military, specifically in Vietnam, and individuals who are Native American. The video discusses their experiences in...
Curated Video
A Tribute to My Father's Legacy in Business and Life
Sam's Triumph part 3/4: This is a transcript of an interview with a person reflecting on their father's life and legacy. The father worked hard and made time for family, even while holding positions of leadership in his community. The...
Curated Video
Overcoming Alcoholism and PTSD with the Help of Family and Spiritual Path
Bill's Triumph part 4/7: The video is a personal story about a man named Bill and his struggles with mental illness and alcoholism, as well as his journey to sobriety and finding meaning through spirituality. The video also touches on...
Curated Video
Surviving Trauma and Finding Inner Power: The Story of Sam
Sam's Triumph part 1/4: The video is a transcript of an interview with a survivor of the Holocaust, who shares his experiences of living through the trauma of the war and losing his family members to the violence of the German occupying...
ShortCutsTv
Childhood and New Technology
This film explores some of the ways new communication technologies, such as mobile phones and surveillance software, impact on concepts of children and childhood in contemoprary societies.
ShortCutsTv
Family and Social Change
How are family life, structure and relationships changing? And to what extent are these changes a consequence of modernity and postmodernity? This film examines these questions in terms of three types of social change: identity,...
60 Second Histories
Family Life for Women in Ancient Greece
This short video gives a middle-class woman's view of life in Ancient Greece
ShortCutsTv
Family Diversity
This film examines family diversity through a range of measures - including marriage, divorce, cohabitation and birth rates - that suggest how and why the structure, organisation and culture of family life is changing in late /...
Press Association
Liz Kendall announces Labour's plans to reform opportunities for under-24s - full speech
Shadow work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall announces Labour's plan to reform opportunities for under-24s in her first landmark speech since being in the role.
Bridgeman Arts
Saddar District, Karachi 1
The historic district of Saddar, with its shops and restaurants, is a vital part of Karachi's commercial hub. Colour corrected