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Video:

Domestic Violence
Description: Ted video by domestic abuse survivor about the factors compelling individuals to remain in detrimental relationships
Learning Objective: 11-3

Defining "Family"
Description: A video of a speech made about the definition of family to the House of Representatives by a man raised by a lesbian couple in support of gay rights.
Learning Objective: 11-1

Immigrant Family Issues
Description: CNN report about mixed status families with undocumented immigrants living with the threat of deportation and the political reform necessary to ameliorate precarious social conditions
Learning Objective: 11-3

Audio:

Mixed Race Families
Description: NPR report of the rise of racially mixed and blended families and the challenges encountered by people living in these family formations.
Learning Objective: 11-3

Same-Sex Couple Rights
Description: NPR report about the extending of benefits to gay spouses of Pentagon employees.
Learning Objective: 11-1

Web:

Student Loan Debt
Description: A Pacific Standard article about the negative social consequences of rising student loan debt on young Americans.
Learning Objective: 11-2

Religious Exemptions and Child Abuse
Description: PEW Charitable Trust explores the connection between legal exemptions for parents refusing medical care for children on due to religious beliefs.
Learning Objective: 11-3