An Analysis of the Movie Pride and Prejudice from the Perspective of Social Psychology and Sociology

Abstract

Social psychology is closely related to popular life; therefore, there are various applications of theories related to social psychology in many media. The film Pride and Prejudice has been widely concerned and discussed by the public since its book became a masterpiece across the world. This paper discusses how several specific social psychology theories and assumptions were put forward and used in the development of the heroine's plot. It analyzes the view of marriage from the perspective of sociology, in order to find out how to explain some of the role's behaviors from the perspective of social psychology. It uses the methodology of media analysis to draw a conclusion that there are mainly 3 theories and hypothesis related to social psychology which are shown in the characters behavior: Maslows Hierarchy Theory, Framing& Agenda Setting Theory, and The Contact Hypothesis. Furthermore, the author of the movie claims her advocation of marriage which is to pursue the combination of true love and economic situation in marriage.