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Shaping Youth at Sundance: Film Finds +Parenting Perspectives

February 21, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Feb. 21, 2014 For the first time ever, Sundance Film Institute added a Sundance Kids division, to introduce and inspire youth with indie films...alas, I couldn’t find anyone who knew about it.It's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: #CharacterDay, Alive Inside, bipolar disorder, boyhood, connected, Connected-The Film, Dana Moe Halley, dementia, Digital Detox, diversity in families, documentaries, Family diversity, film review, independent film, Indie film, Infinitely Polar Bear, information overload, internet addiction, kids and media, Light Web Dark Web, Love Child gaming culture, Mark Ruffalo, Media management, media portrayal, mental disorders, mental health in media, mental health portrayal, Morgan Spurlock, NAMLE, Richard Linklater, Science of Character, Sundance 2014, Sundance Kids, Tiffany Shlain, Web Junkie

Who’s Your Fave Fictional Male Rodel Model & Why?

November 17, 2009 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

Update June 14, 2014 With Father's Day approaching I thought I'd add Common Sense Media's "Favorite Film Fathers" just for fun...and reprise my post about "Media's Portrayal of Father Figures On … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: Atticus Finch, Bill Cosby, boyhood, boyhood studies, boys, boys to men, celebrity, Colby College, fame, fictional role models, Harvard Press, heroes, how marketing affects boys, Jonas Brothers, leadership, Lyn Mikel-Brown, MacGuyver, male, manhood, Mark Tappan, masculinity, media analysis, media-literacy, men, Mr. Darcy, Packaging-Boyhood, Pop-Culture, popularity, role models, sports figures, Team Edward, Team Jacob, teenagers, The new heroes and role models, Top 100 Fictional Male Role models, Tyler Cowan, WeDay, YPulse

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