Toward a Middle-Class Cinema: Thomas Ince and the Social Problem Film, 1914–1920

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 545-572
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Rosenbloom
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
Middle Class ◽  
Progressive Era ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
American Cinema ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Problem Film ◽  
The Relationship

Thomas H. Ince (1882–1924) was a popular motion-picture producer and director in the 1910s. He built his reputation and fortune by making feature films that appealed to middle-class tastes. In addition to his westerns and the epics for which he is best known, Ince made a number of social-problem films. Three of his films—The Italian(1914),Dangerous Hours(1920), andThe Dark Mirror(1920)—are particularly interesting for how they illuminate the relationship between the American cinema and Progressive Era reform. A close analysis of these three films suggests ways that popular culture reflected the concerns of mainstream progressives and how these concerns shifted during the course of the decade.

The Loud Silents: Origins of the Social Problem Film.

1990 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 604
Author(s):  
Michael T. Isenberg ◽  
Kay Sloan
Keyword(s):  
Social Problem ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Problem Film

scholarly journals Progreso y delincuencia: mecanismos de control social en Manizales (Colombia), c. 1910-1940

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 334-373
Author(s):  
Miguel Antonio Suárez Araméndizi ◽  
Edwin Andrés Monsalvo Mendoza ◽  
Sebastían Martinez Botero
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Population Growth ◽  
Social Control ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Periodical Press ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Lack Of Control ◽  
Statistical Yearbook ◽  
The Relationship

Este trabajo describe la manera en la cual las élites de Manizales asumieron el problema social de la delincuencia, como un fenómeno vinculado al crecimiento demográfico, el “relajamiento de las costumbres” y la falta de control sobre la juventud. Tal discurso, tuvo su correlato en el despliegue por parte de las autoridades, de prácticas coercitivas tales como la prisión y la Casa de Menores Infractores. A través del análisis de la prensa periódica, el Anuario Estadístico de Manizales y algunas publicaciones de carácter científico y divulgativo que circularon durante la época de estudio, se evidencia una relación entre los discursos progresistas, el aumento de la delincuencia y el surgimiento de medidas de control sobre la prostitución, el tabaquismo, el consumo de alcohol y en general de la “mala vida”. Progress and Crime:Mechanisms of Social Control in Manizales (Colombia), c. 1910-1940AbstractThis paper describes the manner in which the elites of Manizales assumed the social problem of crime as a phenomenon linked to population growth, the “relaxation of customs” and lack of control over youth. Such speech had its counterpart in the deployment by the authorities, of coercive practices such as prison and the Casa de Menores Infractores (Young Offenders House). Through analysis of the periodical press, the Statistical Yearbook of Manizales and some scientific publications and informative that circulated during the time of study, we show the relationship between progressive speeches, the increase in crime and the rise of measures control over prostitution, smoking, alcohol consumption and the notion of “bad life”.Keywords: crime, social control, progress, prison.

scholarly journals Social problem solving as a mediator and a moderator of the link between stress and psychological well-beingStres ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkide sosyal problem çözmenin aracı ve düzenleyici rolü

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fulya Cenkseven Önder ◽  
Engin Eşigül
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
University Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Social Problem ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Problem Solving ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

The main purpose of this was to investigate the role of social problem solving as a mediator or a moderator of percieved stress and psychological well-being in university students. The participants of this study consisted of 350  females and 164 males, a total of 514 university students. Their ages ranged from 18 to 25 years. Data were collected by using the Percieved Stres Inventory (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983), Social Problem Solving Inventory Revised Short Form (D’Zurilla, Nezu, & Maydeu-Olivares, 2002) and Scales of Psychological Well-Being (Ryff, 1989). The results indicated that the percieved stress was negatively correlated with the social problem and the psychological well-being. The social problem solving was positively correlated with the psychological well-being. Hierarchial regression analysis showed that social problem solving partially mediated the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being. However, social problem solving did not moderate the relationship between perceived stress and psychological well-being. These findings were discussed in the light of related literature and implications were suggested for future research. ÖzetBu çalışmanın temel amacı üniversite öğrencilerinin algıladıkları stres düzeyleri ile psikolojik iyi olma düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkide sosyal problem çözme becerilerinin aracı ve düzenleyici rolünün incelenmesidir. Araştırma 350’si kadın 164’ü erkek toplam 514 üniversite öğrencisi üzerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmaya katılan öğrenciler 18-25 yaş arasında olup, yaş ortalamaları 20.09’dur (Ss=2.02). Araştırmada veri toplamak amacıyla Algılanan Stres Ölçeği (Cohen, Kamarck ve Mermelstein, 1983), Sosyal Problem Çözme Envanteri Kısa Formu (D’Zurilla, Nezu ve Maydeu-Olivares, 2002) ve Psikolojik İyi Olma Ölçekleri (Ryff, 1989) kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda algılanan stres ile sosyal problem çözme ve psikolojik iyi olma arasında negatif yönde anlamlı, sosyal problem çözme ve psikolojik iyi olma arasında pozitif yönde anlamlı ilişkiler olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri sonucunda sosyal problem çözmenin, algılanan stres ve psikolojik iyi olma arasındaki ilişkide kısmi aracı role sahip iken, düzenleyici bir rolü olmadığı belirlenmiştir. Elde edilen bulgular ilgili alanyazın ve sınırlılıklar ışığında tartışılmış, daha sonra yapılacak çalışmalara ve uygulayıcılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.

scholarly journals ELEMENTOS SUPERESTRUTURAIS NA PRODUÇÃO DO ESPAÇO SUBURBANO

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-131
Author(s):  
Francisco Clébio Rodrigues Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Production Of Space ◽  
The Social ◽  
Real Estate Developers ◽  
The Relationship

Este artigo analisa aspectos superestruturais na produção do espaço a partir da relação entre ideologia e suburbanização. Em termos teórico-metodológicos, conta com uma revisão de componentes da superestrutura marxista cruzados com textos publicitários de incorporadoras imobiliárias. Conclui que a moradia suburbana de classe média é a materialização da ideologia, pois a forma segregada é produto de um sistema de ideias que se corporificou ao interferir no espaço social.Palavras-chave: Urbanização. Representação e ideologia. ABSTRACTThis paper examines superstructural aspects in the production of space from the relationship between ideology and suburbanization. In theoretical and methodological terms, it includes a review of components of Marxist superstructure crossed with advertising copies of real estate developers. It concludes that the suburban housing middle class is the materialization of ideology, because the segregated form is the product of a system of ideas that is embodied by interfering in the social space.Keywords: urbanization, representation and ideology. RESUMENEste artículo analiza aspectos superestructurales en la producción del espacio a partir de la relación entre ideología y suburbanización. En términos teórico-metodológicos, cuenta con una revisión de componentes de la superestructura marxista cruzados con textos publicitarios de incorporadoras inmobiliarias. Concluye que la vivienda suburbana de clase media es la materialización de la ideología, pues la forma aislada es producto de un sistema de ideas que se ha concretado al interferir en el espacio social.Palabras clave: urbanización; representación; ideología.

From the Cabaret Number to the Melodrama of Dance Reform

Dancing Women ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 139-178
Author(s):  
Usha Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Problem ◽  
Female Sexuality ◽  
Folk Dance ◽  
Economic Independence ◽  
Bodily Movement ◽  
Dance Training ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Problem Film ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Film Producing

Chapter 4 focuses on two Bharatanatyam-trained stars in the 1950s and 1960s, Vyjayanthimala and Waheeda Rehman, analyzing changes in film dance alongside the canonization of specific classical and folk dance forms by the Sangeet Natak Akademi. By studying how dance training influences acting repertoires, this chapter calls attention to movement, gesture, and bodily comportment to enhance our understanding of virtuosity and technique, proposing a movement-based analysis of film acting grounded in kinesthetic performance and spectatorship. Rehman and Vyjayanthimala’s most ambitious production numbers speak to their own performative desires as trained dancers. Films featuring these A-list actresses as dancing protagonists evince a generic tendency, described here as the “melodrama of dance reform,” which combines the dance spectacular with the “social problem” film, producing in the process cinematic figurations riven with anxieties and aspirations around female sexuality, bodily movement, and economic independence.

Her eyes, my body: Negotiating embodiment through Maya back strap weaving

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-141
Author(s):  
Amanda Joyce Denham ◽  
Denise N. Green
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
San Antonio ◽  
Ways Of Knowing ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Close Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Production Practices ◽  
Embodied Practice ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract This article discusses the embodiment of making and wearing clothing through a close analysis of the weaving and production practices of a contemporary Maya weaver, Lidia López. The first author lived in San Antonio Aguas Calientes, Sacatepéquez, Guatemala where she studied the back strap loom under the instruction of master weaver, Lidia López, while the second author served as an advisor on the research project and assisted with interpretation of fieldwork data. Anthropologist Daniel Miller has encouraged a research approach that thoroughly integrates the practice of making, arguing that 'the things people make, make people'. When a person weaves cloth using centuries-old techniques and tools passed down across generations, the cloth embodies identities that transcend time and materializes networks of social relations. This brings new possibilities to ethnographic research about processes of making. If we are what we make, as Miller argued, then what are we when we make cloth? In this article we explore the production of cloth as embodied practice: weaving on the back strap loom, bringing goods to market, the practice of teaching weaving, and all of the social relationships and realities that contribute to the production of clothing. The title of this article, 'Her eyes, my body', refers to the relationship between the primary ethnographic interlocutor, Lidia Amanda López de López, and the first author as ethnographer and weaving apprentice. By teaching weaving on the back strap loom in the tradition of her antepasados (ancestors), Lidia facilitated ways of knowing ‐ from the kitchen table to the loom, from her home to the market. Entangled and woven together through dialectics of time and space, private and public, past and present. Warp and weft are woven into cloth, culture and identities.

RESISTANCE TO THE GILDED AGE: ROBERT HERRICK'S RADICAL MIDDLE CLASS

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-162
Author(s):  
Brynnar Swenson
Keyword(s):  
Middle Class ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Late Nineteenth Century ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Literary Realism ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
Social Totality ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Precarious Situation

Often overlooked, Robert Herrick (1868–1938) was an experimental novelist who produced a sustained and critical engagement with the economic, political, and aesthetic effects of unregulated capitalist expansion in the late nineteenth century. Focusing onThe Web of Life(1900) andTogether(1908), this essay argues that Herrick's novels forcefully document a radical middle-class political position and demonstrate how the middle class was capable of apprehending and resisting the functionings of capitalism—especially its fragmentation of lived experience and its foreclosure of any practical exterior to the social totality. Given how recent economic trends toward deregulation and privatization have resulted in a precarious situation for the middle class worldwide, Herrick's depiction of the emergence of the modern middle class in 1890s Chicago also presents a dynamic foil from which to view our present moment. Though his genre-bending and politically ambiguous literary and political experiments have long contributed to critical confusion and even dismissal of his work, today Herrick's novels are a powerful tool for rethinking the long-accepted understanding of the relationship between literary realism, the struggles surrounding the emergence of corporate capitalism, and the political standpoint of the professional middle class.

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