Lecture Vocabulary: Social Change and Film Industry Dynamics

Flashcards based on the provided vocabulary notes covering social concepts and entertainment industry metrics.

relapse

to fall back into a previous state

colorblind complacency

attitude of ignoring racial differences

incorporate diversity

to include people from different racial, ethnic backgrounds

regress

to decline after previous improvement

box office

the commercial revenue of a film

draw back to

to attract people back to something

reach gender parity

to attain equal representation between men and women

cosmetic

only on the surface, not real

tenuous

weak, fragile, not strong/permanent

struggle

to experience difficulty in achieving something

underrepresentation

insufficient presence of a group in a particular context

hit the right notes

to perform well in a pleasing way

make waves

to cause noticeable attention

snag

obtain something

ensemble

the full cast of a movie

warrant

to justify

break out of old patterns

to escape traditional ways of doing things

blowback

to experience strong negative reaction against and idea