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This 5-page paper discusses equity theory and social identity theory in the 2004 movie Crash. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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as a portrayal of the human condition and social interactions. The 2004 movie Crash, with its focus on the lives of several people the day before a major crash in
Los Angeles, is one such film that attempts to both portray society (at least in Los Angeles), as well as to shore up two sociological theories; that of equity theory
and social identity theory. "Crash" is the ideal film to investigate such theories - as one reviewer points out, the movie examines "about a dozen loosely based stories with few
heroes" (DiMassa). The film itself deals with a variety of issues about race relations through the interactions of different races, and ethnicities, of people (Lewison).
Once such telling scene is when wealthy film director Cameron Thayer drives his black Navigator down the street, only to be stopped by two black carjackers, Anthony
and Peter, also black. When the latter two point their guns at the driver, theyre stunned when they learn Cameron is black. It slows them down to the point that
Cameron is able to get out of his luxury car and fight the duo, actually getting the gun away from one of them. The other carjacker, pointing his gun at
Cameron, still doesnt shoot, even when Cameron has his buddy on the ground and is kicking him. Ultimately, one of the carjackers (Tony) runs away when the cops come on
the scene, while the other flees with Cameron, who ends up "protecting" Anthony when the cops confront him. Social identity theory in sociology
points out that a persons sense of identity generally comes from a group of like-minded, or similar-looking, individuals (Social Identity Theory). The belief behind social identity theory is that we
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