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The Young Americans (1964-10-18)
About this film
The documentary takes its camera to the colleges, high schools, beach areas, and resort towns where a strong cross-section of America's young people is likely to be found. By means of narration, film segments, and on-the-spot interviews with young Americans and knowledgeable experts, the program examines the youth of the nation -- who they are, what they want, where they fit in, how they affect society, what they believe in, and why. It explores the many facets of their behavior -- the "youth culture," a belligerently non-adult sub-culture with its own values, styles and behavior; the "sex revolution," a frank questioning of traditional moral views on sex and a confused struggle to find a new morality; and the "sense of powerlessness," stemming from a belief that young people cannot do much to affect society or to "buck the system." The Young Americans also focuses on the small minority of young people who have attempted to define themselves and their beliefs. Included in its ranks are the Peace Corp volunteers, the college students who are ricking personal danger in doing civil rights work in Mississippi, and the young people who are engaging in political activities. Another group…
Directors & creators
National Educational Television and Radio Center
Subjects
public broadcasting, AAPB, America's Crises
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