Work and labor in American popular culture representation in film, music and television in the 1970s and 1980s

• Main Author: Russell, Jason, 1968- (Author)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Routledge, 2024.
• Series: Global perspectives on work and labor
• Subjects: Labor > United States > History.; Work > History.; Mass media and culture > United States > History.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781040042205; 1040042201; 9781003384564; 1003384560; 9781040042274; 1040042279; 9781032470955; 103247095X; 9781032471013; 1032471018
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Crisis 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 s...