Chapter 8 Without categories and classifications: “Rural” as a social expression
From Community to Consumption: New and Classical Themes in Rural Sociological Research
ISBN: 978-0-85724-281-5, eISBN: 978-0-85724-282-2
Publication date: 30 September 2010
Abstract
This chapter explores social representative groups as a medium to study “rural” meaning in Ireland. In research terms, the concept of “rurality” is increasingly debated, its existence questioned, and approaches to establish conceptual and methodological boundaries continuously challenged. By studying the language of social representative group leaders, it is argued in this chapter that the “rural” can be fluidly explored through its expression. Through a theme-based deconstruction of interviews with group leaders, I explore the expression of loss in Irish dialogue and its implication on “rural” meaning.
Citation
Ashwood, L. (2010), "Chapter 8 Without categories and classifications: “Rural” as a social expression", Bonanno, A., Bakker, H., Jussaume, R., Kawamura, Y. and Shucksmith, M. (Ed.) From Community to Consumption: New and Classical Themes in Rural Sociological Research (Research in Rural Sociology and Development, Vol. 16), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 113-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1057-1922(2010)0000016011
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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