Kehoe, Dalton
Summary: This course provides a theoretical and practical survey of the ideas behind and the practices of effective communication. It helps you become aware of the automatic processes involved that influence every day talk, of how face-to-face talk really works in the most common three recognized modes: connect talk, control talk, and dialogue talk. Effectiveness is measured by three things: getting...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Some say the Spratly Islands, located right in the middle of the South China Sea, could be the site of the world's next major conflict. Eric Campbell takes us on a dangerous journey through these Islands claimed by no fewer than six countries, all fighting over the undersea oil fields.
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2014
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Summary: A lawsuit can drag on for years, creating an emotional and financial drain far exceeding any anticipated rewards. Prolonged litigation also presents huge operational problems for the courts. As a result, the use of alternative dispute resolution is on the rise. With an Australian legal center as a model, this program shows how ADR processes are implemented and how all parties involved in a...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Is the physical release of anger in a controlled setting a healthy way to process it? Many angry people say yes-but not all researchers agree: "It's a seductive theory. It does make sense, but it's a myth," says noted psychologist Dr. Brad Bushman. In this program, ABC News anchors Charles Gibson and Connie Chung and correspondent John Stossel set the record straight about two different anger...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Calm down, Assess the situation, Gauge alternatives, and Empower yourself by choosing how to react: that's the way to safely C.A.G.E. the rage. By viewing this program, students will Reel 1, see how to identify anger in themselves and those around them; Reel 2, understand why mismanaged anger is so destructive; Reel 3, discover how anger gets repressed, and the bodily and mental illnesses that...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: What exactly is road rage? What can trigger it? And, most important of all, how can it be avoided? Experts in law enforcement and youth psychology answer those and other questions as the camera captures actual road rage incidents involving teen drivers. These same teens are also filmed in a group setting where they honestly express their points of view as frustrated drivers while openly taking...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008
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Summary: Experts are seeing an alarming increase in severe emotional and behavioral disorders among young children, characterized by abusive language, physical threats, and violent tantrums. "I can't live like this. Afraid to get up. Afraid to go to bed. Afraid of what you're going to find when you walk into a room," says a foster mother of twins she cannot control. In this program, ABC News anchors...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Anger is often the most powerful emotion for teens-but it can reveal a deep assortment of underlying emotions. This program covers teen anger and why anger can be the tip of an emotional iceberg. Subjects covered include identifying anger; why anger can be destructive; common sources of anger in teens; how to let out anger; anger and home life; anger on campus; violence and anger; and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Science tells us a lot about sex, but what can it tell us about love? This program highlights research on the neurochemistry and psychology of love, suggesting ways to improve-and even salvage-long-term relationships. Four couples undergoing various types of relationship stress are put through a battery of experiments, while a team of research scientists try to determine the physiological and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: A dynamic struggle between contrasting forces is necessary-it creates ideas and drives change. But as everyone knows, life is also filled with hurtful and even tragic forms of conflict. Students learn about both types of opposition in this video, which illustrates ways to use conflict constructively while avoiding violence, alienation, and resentment. Beginning with the notion that we deal with...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011
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Summary: A detailed and revealing case study, this CNBC program guides viewers through the corporate dimensions of the world's largest passenger jet fleet. Students will witness high-level management maneuvers undertaken behind the closed doors of executive suites. Several rarely discussed aspects of the airline industry are addressed-chief among them, how a labor-management conflict is sorted out and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2008