In the city of Sunnyvale California, there is a street named America street. Families of many different backgrounds live on the street and in the immediate neighborhood. It's a melting pot of America in miniature. What are the feelings, the attitudes, the texture of life on America Street? What do these Americans think about America as it is today? For if we are to approach the reality of the American experiment in democracy we must know, understand, and respond to the opinions of America Street. We ask you to imagine that you are overhearing a discussion among the residents of America Street as occasionally compared and contrasted with an informed opinion from other sources.An online collection of early educational public radio content from the National Association of Educational Broadcasters (NAEB).
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#4 Controversial issues in education sex education and busing
Today's topic: controversial issues in American education. Our questions concern two current educational issues: sex education and the bussing of school children to alleviate racial discrimination. We discovered that opinions on these issues were based on a fundamental and continuing conflict in American society the conflict between individual rights and generally agreed upon social values...
#8 T.V.
Today's topic: television in America. Our questions on the topic television in America focused on two points of current and controversial all interest. Does TV portray an accurate picture of life in America, and what about violence on TV? Perhaps in a more general sense our question was: what role does TV play in the lives of Americans today?
#5 Crime and police in America
Current statistics indicate that crime rates are rising in America. While there may be some controversy about the exact meaning of crime rate statistics, there can be no doubt of that. Criminal behavior is a serious problem. We asked several questions about the meaning of criminal behavior in America...
#3 Generation Gap
Do the current differences between the generations indicate a significant change in the direction and values of America. Is the older generation failing to pass on the important values to the younger? What kind of discipline should be taught? Is the affluent society somehow corrupting the youth or has the older generation created a world which the younger generation for good reason finds intolerable.
#7 Thoughts on Viet Nam
Today's topic: the war in Vietnam. The war in Vietnam has occasioned the greatest division in America since the Civil War. The public debate in the past few years has reached every citizen as participant or observer. For today's program, further expression of public statements would be superfluous. Today we focus entirely on the opinions of America Street. America's most immediate dilemma, touching the lives and souls of every American: What do we do about the war in Vietnam?
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Today's topic: does the average citizen have a voice in his government, and as a case study, the trip to the moon. Was it worth the money?
#9 Our opinions on America Street
An interview with Jeff Osborne and Rob Wheeler on their experience soliciting public opinions for the America Street series.
#6 Civil rights and civil disturbances
Today's topic: civil rights and civil disturbances in America. We chose America Street because in many ways it is a typical American neighborhood, but in one sense it is too typical: there are no black American families Today's topic: civil rights and civil disturbances in America. We chose America Street because in many ways it is a typical American neighborhood, but in one sense it is too typical: there are no black American families living on America Street...
#2 Drugs in America
Today's topic: drugs in America. In the past few years there has been a great increase in the use of certain drugs, most notably marijuana, and especially among young people. More recently along with increased usage we have seen a change of attitude toward marijuana among some authorities, political as well as medical. While the subject of drug use certainly has its frightening and confusing aspects, we found that the opinions of America Street were relatively calm and objective...
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