Marienthal: The Sociography of an Unemployed Community

Overview

One of the main theses of the Marienthal study was that prolonged unemployment leads to a state of apathy in which the victims do not utilize any longer even the few opportunities left to them. The vicious cycle between reduced opportunities and reduced level of aspiration has remained the focus of all subsequent discussions.

Cast

Franziska Walser

Ruth Weiss

Nicolas Brieger

Robert Bergheim

Johann Nikolussi

Kurt Schrader

N/A

Stefan Suske

Philipp Strauss

August Schmölzer

Jindracek

N/A

Bernd Spitzer

Franz Wimmer

N/A

Karina Thayenthal

Arbeitslose

Maria Perschy

Mrs. Strauß

N/A

Hermann Schmid

Karl Uferer