An Analysis of Riesman'S Historical Thesis Through American Film Titles

Autor:	R. Scott Frey, Craig A. Piernot, Dale G. Elhardt
Rok vydání:	1981
Předmět:	Context analysis Empirical research Social character Social Psychology American film Sociology Social science Variety (linguistics) Period (music) Test (assessment)
Zdroj:	The Journal of Social Psychology. 113:57-64
ISSN:	1940-1183 0022-4545
DOI:	10.1080/00224545.1981.9924349
Popis:	Summary Despite a paucity of empirical research and support, Riesman's thesis of a shift in the American social character from inner-directedness to other-directedness has been uncritically accepted by many social scientists. A computerized contextual analysis of 2840 titles of movies identified by Variety magazine as grossing one million dollars or more during the years 1942–1975 was performed to test the thesis. The results of the analysis suggested rejection of the hypothesized shift in the American social character. However, other-directed imagery occurred more frequently than inner-directed imagery over this time period. Moreover, it was found that there was a general decrease in value-directed imagery since the 1940's.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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