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South Sea natives who have been exposed to American movies classify them into two types… — Hortense Powdermaker

South Sea natives who have been exposed to American movies classify them into two types, "kiss-kiss" and "bang-bang."

Hortense Powdermaker
1950
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HollywoodAmerican culture
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1950
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Hortense Powdermaker
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Powdermaker, Hortense. Hollywood, the Dream Factory: An Anthropologist Looks at the Movie-Makers. Little, Brown and Company, 1950, introduction.

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