How to Cite
Maggard, Sally. 2010. “Social Action, Social Movements, and Community Organizing in Central Appalachia”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/social-action-social-movements-and-community.
Abstract
What stereotypes predominate about our region of the country, Central Appalachia? One set of stereotypes portrays Appalachian people as backward, unintelligent (or at best, possessing "country smarts" like Gramma Clampett), fatalistic, and quiescent hill folk who have adjusted to poverty and life outside the mainstream. In a different set of stereotypes,...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Cultural Sociology
- Resource Type(s):
- Syllabus
- Class Level(s):
- College 100
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