"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociolog…
"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociolog…
Introduction -- Two modes of prestige film -- Hollywood as popular sociology -- Hollywood and the public sphere -- A genre out of cycles -- Realist melodrama -- Epilogue
"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociolog…
After World War II, Hollywood's ""social problem films""--tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar ""problem film"" as a form of popular socio…
"After World War II, Hollywood's "social problem films"--Tackling topical issues that included racism, crime, mental illness, and drug abuse--were hits with critics and general moviegoers alike. Sociology on Film considers the postwar "problem film" as a form of popular sociolog…