The Sociological perspective: social class: work (TEFC)

United Kingdom, 1972

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Compares social class positions and values of two contrasting occupations - engine drivers and architects. It shows several drivers and a London architect at work and talking about their work.

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Credits

producer

Ken Patton

production company

BBC-TV

Open University

Duration

00:24:54:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015542

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Occupations

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Class consciousness

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes - Great Britai

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Middle classes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social classes

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social structure - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social values

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Open learning

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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