TY - JOUR T1 - The Essence of a Sociological Film: An Attempt to Raise a New Concept A1 - Habib A. Moghimi JF - specialty journal of politics and law JO - SPECIALTY J. POLIT. LAW SN - 2520-3282 Y1 - 2017 VL - 2 IS - 4 SP - 100 EP - 114 N2 - A sociological film is the one that promotes sociological imagination. What are the characteristics of such a film? To answer this question, it is necessary to describe its most important quality which is sociological imagination. After reviewing the different approaches to this concept, we have derived its characteristics inspired by thematic analysis. Finally, to illustrate the use of this concept in the field of cinema, we have attempted to accurately delineate its overlaps with similar genres closely associated with this concept by relying on concrete samples. UR - https://sciarena.com/article/the-essence-of-a-sociological-film-an-attempt-to-raise-a-new-concept ER -