People like us [videorecording] : social class in America / the Center for New American Media and WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; a film by Louis Alvarez & Andrew Kolker.
Alvarez, Louis.; Kolker, Andrew.; Cheeks, Rudy.; Myers, Lora.; Center for New American Media.; CNAM Film Library.; WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.); Independent Television Service.; Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
2001
HN57 .P46 2001
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Title People like us [videorecording] : social class in America / the Center for New American Media and WETA Washington, D.C., in association with Independent Television Service (ITVS) ; a film by Louis Alvarez & Andrew Kolker.
ISBN 1877989428
9781877989436
9781877989421
1877989436
9781877989438
Publication Details New York : Center for New American Media ; Hohokus, N.J. : CNAM Film Library, c2001.
Language English
Language Note Closed-captioned.
Description 1 videodisc (124 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Item Number 825346920191
9781877989428
Call Number HN57 .P46 2001
Dewey Decimal Classification 305.50973
Summary How do income, family background, education, attitudes, aspirations, and even appearance mark someone as a member of a particular social class? Discusses how social class plays a role in the lives of all Americans, whether they live in Park Avenue penthouses, Appalachian trailer parks, bayou houseboats or suburban gated communities. Travels across the U.S. to present stories of family traditions, class mobility, and different lifestyle choices.
Note Narrator, Rudy Cheeks.
Credits Executive producer, Richard Thomas ; camera, Stephen McCarthy, Jefferson Miller ; co-producer/editor, Peter Odabashian.
System Details Note DVD.
Added Author Alvarez, Louis.
Kolker, Andrew.
Cheeks, Rudy.
Myers, Lora.
Added Corporate Author Center for New American Media.
CNAM Film Library.
WETA-TV (Television station : Washington, D.C.)
Independent Television Service.
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
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Part 1. The choices you make reveal your class (Joe Queenan's balsamic vinegar tour ; The trouble with tofu ; How to marry the rich)
Part 2. A tour through the landscape of class (WASP lessons ; Bourgeois blues ; Tammy's story)
Part 3. Blue collar life in a white collar world (Gnomes r us ; Friends in low places ; Don't get above your raisin')
Part 4. Understanding the rules of the game (All you need is cash ; Most likely to succeed).

Extras: additional scenes; filmmakers' bios.

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