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Direct linkShirley, Carla D. – Social Forces, 2010
Using 42 in-depth interviews with rural, Southern whites in Mississippi, I examine the intra-racial boundary work respondents use to construct their regional and racial identities in relation to other whites in their communities, particularly "rednecks". I find that "rednecks" are defined and categorized in multiple ways based…
Descriptors: Social Characteristics, Whites, Rural Areas, Interviews
