Stigma, Reputation, and Place Structuration in a Coastal New England Town
Document Type
Book Chapter - Merrimack Access Only
Editor
Gregory M. Fulkerson
Alexander R. Thomas
Publication Title
Studies in Urbanormativity: Rural Community in Urban Society
Publisher
Lexington Books
Publication Date
2014
Publisher location
Lanham, MD
Abstract/ Summary
This case study examines how a New England town exemplified the rural as wild image through being identified by its reputation for lawlessness, backwardness, and inbreeding.