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The existence of class differences in American society has long been the focus of popular culture, whether in the form of books, films, or plays. Social class, for example, is a theme used in the 1948 production Mister Roberts , in a scene where the ship's captain displays resentment toward the title character, contrasting his own impoverished ...
Social class in the United States refers to the idea of grouping Americans by some measure of social status, typically by economic status. However, it could also refer to social status and/or location. [1] The idea that American society can be divided into social classes is disputed, and there are many competing class systems. [2]
Documentary films about the ruling class (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Documentary films about social class" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
Jun. 11—What started as just a fun project at a 20-year class reunion has now flourished into a documentary film whose director hopes shines a light on what time in high school was all about. In ...
Age 7 in America is a 1991 American documentary film produced by Michael Apted, co-produced by Vicky Bippart, directed by Phil Joanou, [1] and narrated by Meryl Streep. [2] It details the lives of 7-year-old Americans from across the continental United States , of varying social classes and ethnicities.
Fussell argues that social class in the United States is more complex in structure than simply three (upper, middle, and lower) classes.According to Bruce Weber, writing for the New York Times, Fussell divided American society into nine strata — from the idle rich, which he called "the top out-of-sight," to the institutionalized and imprisoned, which he labeled "the bottom out-of-sight."
Decade by decade, America's middle class has been shrinking over the past 50 years as rising inequality pushes more Americans out of the middle and into the upper and lower income brackets.
The documentary produced and narrated by him and wife Callista Gingrich, which premieres Tuesday on PBS at 10 p.m., features the stories of “nine individuals from diverse backgrounds who pursued ...