Escapism

Definition

Entertainment that allows people temporarily to forget difficulties in their everyday lives.

Used by AQA

Paper 1

Some entertainment provided escapism; other works confronted poverty and discrimination directly.
Revise: Effectiveness of the New Deal

1
Use popular-culture examples to explain an effect, such as escapism or awareness of hardship. A list of films and performers alone does not explain their importance.

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GCSE History · key term

Entertainment that allows people temporarily to forget difficulties in their everyday lives.

Used by AQA

Paper 1

Some entertainment provided escapism; other works confronted poverty and discrimination directly.
Revise: Effectiveness of the New Deal

1
Use popular-culture examples to explain an effect, such as escapism or awareness of hardship. A list of films and performers alone does not explain their importance.

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