James J Dowd

Social Life in the Movies

How Hollywood Imagines War, Schools, Romance, Aging, and Social Inequality

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Produktbeschreibung

Through an analysis of hundreds of Hollywood movies, this book examines some of the most contentious social issues of our time, including racism, social inequality, sexism, and gerontophobia. With studies of some of the most enduring film genres in Hollywood's history, it outlines and demonstrates the sociological approach to viewing films.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Oktober 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 155mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780367277147
• ISBN-10: 036727714X
• Artikelnr.: 60001749

Autorenporträt

James J. Dowd is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Georgia, USA. He is the author of Stratification Among the Aged and the co-author of The Primary Group: Its Rediscovery in Contemporary Sociology.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction: A Sociologist Goes to the Movies 2. Patriotic Gore: War
Movies and the American Flag 3. The Ends of Teaching: Desire and Ambition
in the School Genre 4. Romance Movies: Tales as Old as Time 5. The Coming
of Age: Older Characters in Hollywood Films 6. Alienation Across the Life
Course: Disconnections from Society 7. The Grip of Tradition: Hollywood
Film and the Reproduction of Gender Inequality 8. Conclusion - Three Kongs:
Race, Gender, and Fear in Hollywood Ape Films