Content Analysis 4: Nappily Ever After (2018)
This film can viewed via Netflix.
1. The beauty hierarchy of women is complexed. Moreover, within the African American
community this dynamic plays a pivotal part in media and self-image. From a sociological
perspective, what is the underpinnings of calling the film Nappliy Ever After.
2. Labeling theory is a sociological psychological theory that explains how people react to the
labels that they receive. Explain and discuss an example in which labeling affects a character or
characters in the film.
3. Discuss three instances of symbolic interaction in respects to hair in the film.
4. Explain how the looking glass self-affects one of the characters in the film
5. Explain how a patriarch or a matriarch family system are applicable in the film.
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Content Analysis 3: Circle (2015)
This film can viewed via Netflix.
1.) How is race, class, and/or gender is shown in the film? Give one example of each.
2.) How is conflict theory applicable to the film?
3.) Define symbolic interactionism. Give two examples of how it is shown in the film.
4.) Name a conditioned stimulate(s) that influences the characters’ behavior. What outside force keeps a
character or characters in lined. Note* a conditioned stimulate is any outside force or action that is
presented to someone that influences their behavior and decision making, based off its response.
Similar when training a dog with a bell or a treat. Eventually the bell or treat will manipulate the dog
to react specifically to a task or expectation from its owner.
5.) How is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs applicable to the film? Describe at least 2 levels.