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Presents the general nature, strengths, limitations, and developmental constructs of behavior therapy as based on the work of Clark Hull, B.F. Skinner, and Robert F. Mager. Distinguishes and explains the three types of classifications within behavior therapy: classical, operant, and cognitive. Uses dramatizations and illustrations to demonstrate the concepts of reinforcement, extinction, and punishment. Discusses criticisms of behavior therapy, and examines the ways in which behavior therapy can be applied to vocational rehabilitation.
Presents a second lesson at the "Presentation Stage" of color work--the pronunciation area. Continues to discuss this well-known system for practicing the pronunciation of speech sounds, in isolation and in combination--"parts" later to be applied to "wholes".
Shows self-taught black photographer, James Van DerZee, as he photographs a young black woman and discusses his technique of recording the subject on film as he sees it. Includes Van DerZee's photographs of Harlem school children, the Black Yankees, Marcus Garvey, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and many others.
Imamu Amiri Baraka, Julian Bond, Richard Hatcher, Jesse Jackson, Louis Farrakhan, and other black men speak on the themes of nationalism and pan-Africanism at the Congress of African People in Atlanta, Georgia.
Discusses man's use of planned outdoor spaces in art and architecture, emphasizing that people need more well-planned, attractive, open spaces in cities. Compares spaces in such paintings as Mondrian's "Composition London" and "Broadway Boogie" to the open, planned areas of a city. Contrasts the piazza of Portofino, a small fishing village, with the plaza of St. Peter's in Rome.
Provides a close look at the works and creative philosophy of Robert Erickson, a composer and inventor of musical instruments. Illustrates Erickson composing an original composition, '9 1/2 for Henry (Orville and Wilbur)," which integrates the sounds of modern technology with traditionally-produced music. Follows Erickson as he tapes the sounds of automobiles, airplanes, and wind, mixes the sounds in his studio, and attends the presentation of the final work.
Examines a community development experiment, inspired by Floyd McKissick, in Warren County, North Carolina. Discusses plans for Soul City, a community consisting of 2,500 acres, which will be controlled by blacks, working and living collectively.
Describes the work of the Inner City Business Improvement Forum of Detroit, a nonprofit, black-controlled, economic development group, which aids manufacturing businesses. Explains how a group of black leaders started ICBIF after turning down an offer of $100,000 after the 1967 civil disorders in Detroit.
From the series Ripples. Chris survives separation from his parents and endures a lonely night in a hospital bed in this continuation of Going to the Hospital. He meets other hospitalized children, learns to swallow a pill and likes a visit from his dad that includes a present. It's not so much fun when parents go home, the lights go out, the nurse is gone, and the other kids are asleep; but Chris figures out a way to get company that will help him fall asleep.
Bibi Amina Baraka and a panel of black women discuss their role in contemporary society and the problems they confront, focusing on the relationship of black women to black men, white society, and the liberation struggle. Poet Nikki Giovanni interviews Lena Horne. Includes musical performances by Roberta Flack and Novella Nelson, a dance performance by Loretta Abbott, and poetry readings by Nikki Giovanni. Incorporates photographs by Chester Higgins from his book, Black woman.
King Vidor, Hollywood director of The big parade, War and peace, Solomon and Sheba, and the silent film Our daily bread, recalls Hollywood landmarks of a bygone era and talks about his directing techniques. Includes some segments of his films.
Explains that most black people are being provided with inadequate medical and dental care and that today there are fewer black doctors graduating from medical schools than there were in 1955. Points out that in black communities there is one black doctor for every 5,000 people compared to a ratio of one doctor to 670 people in white communities. Describes efforts to alleviate this situation.
Shows that the traditional life of the Polynesians of American Samoa is being altered and challenged by its governing authority, the United States, and that a potential conflict exists between the western goals of education which stress independent thinking and the cultural values of Samoa which emphasize obedience to the family and respect for authority.
Describes Project WILL, a plan designed to promote racial understanding between black and white high school students in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Relates how one staff member becomes disillusioned during the federally sponsored project conducted in two six-week sessions, and challenges the premise of the experiment. Indicates that although the students were supposed to be making their own decisions, they actually had no control over the project.