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Multiple Choices - Picture Perfect

1995 12 min
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It's never easy reconciling fairy tales to reality, especially when the reality is, to say the least, complicated. You know things are tough when young people don't expect a good relationship, let alone a perfect one, because as one young woman puts it, "all good things must come to an end." Participants discuss their expectations of marriage, homosexual relationships, and how the changing roles (and role models) of men and women have affected marital responsibilities.

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It's never easy reconciling fairy tales to reality, especially when the reality is, to say the least, complicated. You know things are tough when young people don't expect a good relationship, let alone a perfect one, because as one young woman puts it, "all good things must come to an end." Participants discuss their expectations of marriage, homosexual relationships, and how the changing roles (and role models) of men and women have affected marital responsibilities.
Families Psychology and Psychiatry Sexuality and Reproduction Social Issues All subjects
  • director
    Alison Burns
  • producer
    Sally Bochner
  • executive producer
    Don Haig
  • cinematography
    Paul M. Rickard
    Susan Trow
  • animation camera
    Jacques Avoine
    Raymond Dumas
  • sound
    Marie-France Delagrave
    Esther Auger
  • editing
    Denise Beaudoin
    Rosemarie Shapley
    Alison Burns
  • sound editing
    Danuta Klis
  • re-recording
    Serge Boivin
  • animation
    Torill Kove
  • music
    Kathy Kennedy

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Education

Ages 13 to 18
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Guide 1
School subjects
Family Studies/Home Economics - Family Diversity and Challenges Family Studies/Home Economics - Relationships History and Citizenship Education - Issues in Society Today Social Studies - Contemporary Issues

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A Q&A session recorded in 1995 representing a cross-section of Canadian society. Topics respectfully discussed include the nuclear family, the institution of marriage, the impact of divorce, and changes in society. Ideal for class discussions, role play or essay topics. What does it mean to be married, and to stay married? How do people make marriages work over the long term? Describe how marriage is “like mashing together two puzzle pieces that don’t fit until they fit.” What are the implications for marriage versus living together? How does divorce impact children? 

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