... immigrant colleagues to launch a boycott and lawsuit against the retailer in an attempt to achieve basic social and economic justice as well as personal dignity. A similar struggle is depicted in Ken Loach's film, Bread and Roses, which examines the fight of Los Angeles' immigrant janitorial workers against exploitation, especially with regard to improved working conditions, unionization rights, and protection from sexual ... ...

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... is however, important to look at social realist films beyond the label of 'genre' and look at them instead as an approach to film and film realism. Directors such as Ken Loach prefer to talk about his films more in terms of their storytelling ability in the hope that they resonate with the public. Realism then comes not from Hollywood special ... ...

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... him when the agribusiness took possession of the peasants' lands, he no longer could use the commodities he produced for their use or reciprocal exchange value.(Marx,Durkheim,Weber, Morrison, Ken, Sage, London, 1995, p.97) He was not "free" but at the mercy of those who own the modes of production. The author points out on page 28, when this type ... ...

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... social skills. It remains for future research to determine how this assimilation and communication influence such important processes as rehabilitation and recidivism. The authors wish to thank Richard Koemer and Ken Shirley at the Kansas Department of Corrections and Assistant Warden Tabor Medill for their assistance, as well as the men and women at the Lansing Correctional Facility who participated in ... ...

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... friend and understood that the racial differences meant there would be obstacles to climb over the "integrity" of their bonding. Realizing the social problem of race, hook and her friend Ken believed in the "vision of social transformation rooted in the fundamental belief in a radically democratic idea of freedom and justice for all," attempting to end racism and pursue their goal ... ...

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