Cinematic Sociology is aone-of-a-kind resource that helps students recognize and critique sociological concepts as they appear in blockbuster Hollywood films. In addition, it provides
pedagogy for instructors who use film in their classes. . In this engaging text the authors take readers beyond watching movies and demonstrate how to ��ead��films sociologically. In the
process, students are exposed to major substantive areas of sociology and encouraged to critically think about their social world. The book�� 27 essays from expert scholars in sociology and
cultural studies explore the ways social life is presented-distorted, magnified, or politicized- in popular film.
