Sociology on Film : : Postwar Hollywood's Prestige Commodity / / Chris Cagle.
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. In an era of film famed for its reliance on pop psychology, these movies were a form of popul...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter RUP eBook-Package 2016 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2016] ©2016 |
| Year of Publication: | 2016 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (194 p.) :; 15 photographs, 6 tables |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Two Modes of Prestige Film
- 2. Hollywood as Popular Sociology
- 3. Hollywood and the Public Sphere
- 4. A Genre Out of Cycles
- 5. Realist Melodrama
- Epilogue
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author