Oprah Survey

Style, Substance, Class, Culture & Our Society

1. Oprah brought the talk-show business to maturity and is very good at her job.	Agree Disagree

2. Oprah legitimized going on stage to display personal problems and emotions to the world with no regard for pride or self-respect.	Agree Disagree

3. I want to display my personal problems and frailties to the world on Oprah's stage so that she may make more money.	Agree Disagree

4. I want to be advised on my personal problems by Oprah in front of the world.	Agree Disagree

5. I want to maintain my dignity and work through my personal problems with my family and appropriately trained counselors.	Agree Disagree

6. The Oprahization of our society is one reason why personal responsibility is a dying and an appreciated trait.	Agree Disagree

7. Oprah's popularity is a result of people's reluctance to accept personal responsibility.	Agree Disagree

8. The Oprahization of society is building a nation of weak-charactered individuals who are unprepared to be parents, leaders, teachers, workers and cannot function effectively in the tough global economy.	Agree Disagree

9. Oprah's show is simply a more polite version of the Jerry Springer phenomenon.	Agree Disagree

10. Do you think programs like this contribute to the moral breakdown that is occurring in this country today?	Yes No

11. Should networks reduce the amount of time dedicated to talk shows?	Yes No

12. Oprah discontinued recommending books through her club. She said that she cannot find enough books worthy of her recommendations. There are over 100,000 books published annually in the United States. What was the real reason she stopped recommending books?	Just what she said -- Oprah wouldn't fib. The publishing industry asked her to stop. because it was negatively impacting book sales. She wanted to insult the publishing industry. There really are no good books published anymore.

13. When do you think parents will again realize it is their responsibility to teach ethics, honesty, moral behavior and common sense to their children?

14. Why do so many people want to blame someone or something else for their problems instead of handling them privately?

15. What talk shows do you watch somewhat regularly?

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