Gabriele Muccino

Explain how stratification, inequality, and social mobility are depicted by Chris Gardner (Will Smith) in the plot of the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness.” Moreover, which perspective you think best fits the plot of the film and why.

The Pursuit of Happiness Using your sociological imagination, watch the 8 short clips below from the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness” (2006) directed by Gabriele Muccino and answer the following question: Q. Using once the conflict perspective and another the functionalist perspective, explain how stratification, inequality, and social mobility are depicted by Chris Gardner (Will […]

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