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Meaning of social realism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

An art and film movement that critically portrays the everyday lives of the working class and the poor.

uncountable

Equivalents

Русский социа́льный реали́зм

Українська соціа́льний реалі́зм

Examples

“The consistent look and the working-class milieu of Ms. Arnold’s films align them with the three British directors most associated with social realism: Ken Loach, Mike Leigh and Alan Clarke, who died in 1990.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

social recruiting social responsibility social roll social safety net social science social scientist