unemployment in society theme
The social problem of people being unemployed against their desire is discussed.
10 total · 5 major · 5 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ds93x11 | major | jobs were hard to come by in early 21st century San Fransisco |
| ds93x12 | major | jobs were hard to come by in early 21st century San Fransisco |
| movie: Bicycle Thieves (1948) | major | we saw an image of an impoverished post-war Italy with mass-unemployment |
| movie: Dead End DriveIn (1986) | major | We saw a society in which unemployed youths were confined in drive-in theaters that had been converted into concentration camps. |
| movie: Modern Times (1936) | major | the Tramp flitted from job to job; signs of unemployment were everywhere; and Ellen's father was unemployed |
| movie: Born in Flames (1983) | minor | Angry, unemployed people were protesting and rioting in the streets. A group of women construction workers were protesting for jobs, chanting the slogan "We want a J.O.B. so we can E.A.T.". |
| movie: Idiocracy (2006) | minor | Switching the nation's crops to being irrigated with water instead of the Brawndo electrolyte soft drink sent Brawndo's stock plummeting, resulting in massive unemployment and riots. |
| talesoftheunexpected7x12 | minor | Jane quipped about how a man lectured her on there being enough jobs for everyone so long as the unemployed would take the initiative to look for them. |
| tz1985e3x22 | minor | We saw that in a near future (1999) plagued by chronic unemployment and expensive basic commodities. |
| voy5x23 | minor | Sharron lost her job due to downsizing |