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Personal values affect every one of us. We all have a set of personal values that are distinct, which help to create our identity. Values also help us to function as a society and play an important part in forming groups, cultures, and civilizations. In this program, we follow two participants in the 'Big Brothers Big Sisters' mentoring organization and explore the various influences that help shape their values.
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Muncie, Indiana, is known to sociologists as Middletown and, since the 1920s, has been the site of influential studies on the attitudes and beliefs of the American people. In this program, a concise documentary essay on Muncie is followed by a spirited discussion with three distinguished academic sociologists: Alan Wolfe, author of One Nation, After All; Bruce Geelhoed, Director of the Center for Middletown Studies; and sociologist Theodore Caplow....
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This program, hosted by Ben Wattenberg, examines the "values issue"-crime, welfare, race, discipline, drugs, prayer, etc.-in American politics. Wattenberg believes that whichever party and candidates best understand the social concerns of a restless electorate, and act upon these issues, will be rewarded on the national, state, and local levels. The program travels around the country speaking to a wide range of average Americans: bicycle cops, welfare...