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Sep 23, 2001 · People Like Us: Social Class in America: Directed by Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker. A sprawling look at the class system in the United States, ranging from WASP elegance to trailer-park desperation, with lots of other stuff in between.
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- Louis Alvarez, Andrew Kolker
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Sep 23, 2001 · People Like Us takes a hard look at how class really works in America, examining how it affects our understanding of race and gender, investigating its exclusion from the national debate, and probing the ways in which class differences shape daily life.
The official site for PEOPLE LIKE US, the classic documentary film on social class in America. Click here for ordering information A film by Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker
For four years, filmmakers Louis Alvarez and Andrew Kolker crisscrossed the country, shuttling between swanky hang-outs like the Hamptons, to down-home events like Georgia's Redneck Games, to meet an array of people with life stories. Directors. Cast. Rudy Cheeks. Narration. Dana Felty. Pat Guldan. R Couri Hay.
The documentary travels across the country presenting stories that will resonate with viewers regardless of where they see themselves on the social spectrum — stories of family traditions, class mobility, and different lifestyle choices. An exciting cast of characters and commentators help make the connections between daily life and the ...
Sep 23, 2001 · PEOPLE LIKE US: SOCIAL CLASS IN AMERICA (TV) Summary. A documentary exploring issues of social class in America, divided into four parts, each containing one or more stories of Americans experiencing and observing class divisiveness.
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PEOPLE LIKE US: Social Class in America. People at the bottom, they battle the limitations of life like everybody else. If they're not overwhelmed by the dictates of drugs, and violence, and extraordinarily bad schools, they have exactly the same plans that everybody else has.
