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SOC 932

The Entertainment Industry

This course explores the socio-economic structure that shapes and controls the entertainment industry, with specific focus on the relation between social structure and the marketing and production of materials in film, music, television, popular literature, popular journalism, and web-based forms. Attention is paid to consumerism, class, and inequality as shaping factors that affect the way our entertainment culture is produced and enjoyed.
Weekly Contact: Lecture: 3 hrs.
GPA Weight: 1.00
Course Count: 1.00
Billing Units: 1

Prerequisites

SOC 11A/B or SOC 103 or SOC 104 or SOC 105 or SOC 111 or SOC 202

Co-Requisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Custom Requisites

None

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