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Selasa, 24 Juni 2008

- SOCIAL CONFLICTS IN INDIAN AMERICAN AS REFLECTED IN AMERICAN CHAI FILM




SOCIAL CONFLICTS AS REFLECTED IN
AMERICAN CHAI FILM

By
Bondan Heru Nugroho
01026075

ABSTRACT


This graduating paper entitled Social Conflicts as reflected in American Chai film. The research discusses the social conflict that happened in Indian Immigrants society in America.

This research uses the descriptive qualitative method. The writer sees and analyzes primary data in the film American Chai. After getting the data and information, the writer employs library method by reading carefully and critically to get a deep comprehension about social conflict analysis. This study belongs to American Studies which suggested interdisciplinary approach. The writer uses two approaches for this research. The first approach is American Popular Culture approach. The writer uses this approach to know the content of American Chai film. And the second approach is sociological approach which is used to give clear analysis of social conflict of Indian Immigrants in America.

The social conflicts found in the film are strict parent and arranged marriage. From this research the writer concludes that the social conflict happened was a result of two cultures contradiction, between the long standing traditions of Indian culture and the relative freedoms of American culture. The social conflict happened in Indian American society surely give effects to every member’s society. The writer also found the effects of social conflict in the film. Those are depression, drinking alcohol and identity crisis.





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