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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.
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.