I've missed some of the postings about this but had to ask.  Wasn't her 
mother  in charge when she was being neglected/abused before being 
"discoverd" .  If so, did this same person then regain custody?


At 09:17 PM 11/8/2001 -0500, you wrote:
><br><br><br>
>I believe the movie was put out by NOVA, "Secret of the Wild Child".  The 
>last I read about Genie, indicated that her language skills and her sign 
>language had deteriorated, according to Dr. Curtiss, but that she went on 
>outings such as Las Vegas with her group.  No members of the Team that 
>worked with Genie is allowed to see her.  Her mother is the legal guardian 
>and would not allow it.  Hope this helps.
>
>Jan Swartz
>
>----Original Message Follows----
>From: "Rick Adams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Genie
>Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2001 12:04:10 -0500
>
>         Haydee wrote:
>
> > Can you provide the movie reference?  I only use the article
> > on Genie from the Annual Editions of Psychology series and
> > have never seen a film and would love to preview it for my class.
>
>         I'll try to answer both questions:
>
>         1. Unless the situation has changed recently, Genie is currently
>living in a group home in Las Angeles.
>
>         2. The movie, Wild Child, is an outstanding one for either
>psychology or sociology classes (I've shown it in both with very
>positive feedback). It presents a great deal of video footage from the
>original research archives, and thus allows the student to watch Genie's
>development from the time she was discovered until the project lost its
>funding some years later (including seeing her say her first word, make
>her first friend, etc.). In addition, it relates the experience to that
>of a French "Wild Child" in the 19th Century. The tape is at the campus,
>but if no one has it immediately at hand, I'll check the publication
>info on it (I'm pretty sure it was produced by or for PBS and is
>probably available from their website store) Monday and post it to the
>list.
>
>         Hope it helps,
>
>         Rick
>--
>
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>Department of Social Sciences
>Jackson Community College
>Jackson, Michigan
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