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In this program, Criminologist Joseph D. Lohman charts the growth and increasing complexity of the crime…

Dr. Maria Piers presents some of the biological and practical changes that occur as a girl…

Discusses attempts, from the Roman Empire to the present, at European unification. Examines the progress in…

Discusses the purpose, successes, and failures of NATO, the prospects for extending its economic functions, and…

Discusses the formation of the Afro-Asian bloc, the declaration issued by it, and the possible…

resents the scope of international exchange programs now in process. Explains the various types of exchange…

Analyzes advertising in twentieth century America, and its dual function as mirror and molder of our…

Discusses the conditions and effects of drug addiction among young people. Reveals how an individual may…

Describes the lands of East Africa that are members of the British Commonwealth. Discusses variations in…

Outlines the political history of the Congo and discusses the success of the Belgian colonial policy…

, In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman explains that a major portion of the crime problem…

In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman addresses the untouched correctional frontier between pre-conviction detention…

Dr. Maria Piers answers the following question: Should children have pets? What do animals mean to…

Outlines Argentine history and discusses the political and economic climate, with prospects for the future. Emphasizes…

Representative photographs by the turn-of-the-century French photographer, Eugène Atget, with explanatory analysis by…

Presents an overview of best sellers of the 20th century and analyzes the continuities and contrasts…

, Huyghens (HY-gunz) discovery that Saturn is surrounded by rings which look different on earth at…

In this program, film sequences illustrate the steps in the prison separation and analysis technique, and…

Why do children form clubs? Is this a step toward delinquency? Dr. Maria Piers describes children…

Indicates that the problem of getting to Mars of Venus, heretofore a concern only to science…

Host Lee Wilcox discusses the phenomenon of crying with University of Chicago childhood development expert Maria…

Dr. Maria Piers discusses the behavior of teenagers in the context of dating and romantic relationships.

Dr. Dietrich Reitzes, associate professor of social psychology at the University of Indiana and a member…

Discusses problems arising when children become curious about sex and birth. Explains how parents can prepare…

Discusses architecture as a clue to cultural change. Shows how, in the early 1900s, architects sought…

Discusses jealousy and fighting for attention among brothers and sisters. Tells what parents can do to…

Host Lee Wilcox speaks with Dr. Maria Piers about the importance of fathers during childhood. Features…

Discusses the problems which confront the child, the parents, and the teacher when the six-year…

Why do the report cards of many children show such a wide range of achievement? Dr…

In this program, criminologist Joseph D. Lohman states that parole is to many people only “a…

Should babysitters be young or old –teenagers or grandparents? Can grandparents be good babysitters? What do…

Discusses Guatemalan politics, relations with the U.S., the use of U.S. foreign aid. Describes…

Records the poetry and personality of Gwendolyn Brooks and the Chicago environment which provided the sources…

Lee Wilcox and Dr. Maria Piers discuss handicapped children and the emotional challenges they face. They…

Discusses the child's struggles to be "himself". Explains why children may or may not want…

Makes the assumption that the heroes of a society embody its ideals and aspirations, and shows…

Dr. Maria Piers talks about teenagers facing the “wide wide world.” Choosing a career, whether to…

Much of today’s exploration of space would be impossible without the early astronomical discoveries of…

Describes the images evoked upon mention of the 1920s: jazz, champagne baths, John Held flappers, gang…

Visits the Brookfield Zoo to show how climate, geographical catastrophes, and an animal's adaptation to…

Host Lee Wilcox speaks with Dr. Maria Piers about how responsibility grows in children, and if…

Delinquent behavior is not directly related to IQ. Sheriff Lohman reviews this point with Dr. A…

In this program, the activities of prison personnel are shown via film clips and criminologist Joseph…

Discusses the work of Newton, who was born the day Galileo died, and was a contemporary…