Southern Identity: The Meaning, Practice, and Importance of a Regional Identity

In this dissertation, I use data from 65 in-depth interviews with black and white residents of the South to explore southern identity using three inter-related conceptualizations: 1) as an ethnic identity, rooted in a sense of ancestry and cultural distinctiveness, 2) as a stigmatized identity, and...

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Main Author: Thompson, Ashley Blaise
Other Authors: George Becker
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2007
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-07242007-162825/