Social Life in the Movies: How Hollywood Imagines War, Schools, Romance, Aging, and Social Inequality...

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James J. Dowd (University of Georgia, USA)

Social Life in the Movies

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

James J. Dowd (University of Georgia, USA)

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Routledge
28 October 2020

Regional studies; Humanities; Media studies; Gender studies, gender groups; Ethnic studies

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, including romantic films such as Casablanca, war movies from World War II through the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, alienation films, including Five Easy Pieces and Lost in Translation, the school movie, from Goodbye, Mr. Chips to other films set in academia, including Dead Poets Society and Dangerous Minds, the book outlines and demonstrates the sociological approach to viewing films and highlights the socially conservative nature of much Hollywood movie production, which draws on common stereotypes and reinforces dominant cultural values - but is also capable of challenging and serving to change them.

By: James J. Dowd (University of Georgia USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367277147
ISBN 10: 036727714X
Pages: 188
Publication Date: 28 October 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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

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.