{"product_id":"work-and-labor-in-american-popular-culture-9781032470955","title":"Work and Labor in American Popular Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrisis and decline in the working class were frequent themes in American popular culture during the 1970s. In contrast, more positive narratives about America's managerial and professional class appeared during the 1980s. Focusing on these two key decades, this book explores how portrayals of social class and associated work and labor issues including gender and race appeared in specific films, television shows, and music. Comparing and contrasting how forms of popular media portrayed both unionized and non-unionized workers, the book discusses how workers' perceptions of themselves were in turn shaped by messages conveyed through media. The book opens with an introduction which outlines the historical context of the immediate post-war period and the heightened social, political, and economic tension of the Cold War era. Three substantial chapters then explore film, television, and music in turn, looking at key works including \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eComing Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e9 to 5\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51019073880407,"sku":"9781032470955","price":47.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781032470955.jpg?v=1750779217","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/work-and-labor-in-american-popular-culture-9781032470955","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}