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…
In this unique volume from the World Public Forum Dialogue of Civilizations and the Social Science Research Council, some of the world's greatest minds, from Nobel Prize winners to long-time activists, explore what the prolonged instability of the so-called Great Recession means…
Zoff auf den Straßen, hohe Arbeitslosigkeit, Überfremdungsängste bei der einheimischen Bevölkerung - das ist die Realität in Berlins Problembezirk Nr. 1. Doch Neukölln ist überall. Heinz Buschkowsky ist in Berlin-Neukölln geboren und lebt seitdem dort. Er wuchs in einfachen Verh…
"A core interest of social science is the study of stratification--inequalities in income, power, and prestige. Few persons would care about such inequalities if the poor, powerless, and despised were as happy and fulfilled as the wealthy, powerful, and admired. Social research …
