Southern Folk, Plain & Fancy
Native White Social Types
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of Georgia Press
Published:1st Jul '88
Should be back in stock very soon
Creating a sort of periodic table of the southern populace, Southern Folk, Plain and Fancy catalogs and describes the several social types—gentleman and lady, "lord of the lash" and cunning belle, fun-loving "good old boy," depraved redneck, and other figures—that have animated the region since antebellum times.
Drawing on television, film, and country music, Reed creates a typology of white southerners that includes the hero, the villain, the fool, and the victim. In doing so, he provides a strong argument for the roles of the media, labeling theory, and intergroup relations in the creation and maintenance of stereotypes . . . Reed's book is highly readable and entertaining, but with sociological substance as well.
ISBN: 9780820310237
Dimensions: 203mm x 152mm x 11mm
Weight: 204g
136 pages