HOME TWEET HOME: CAN SOCIAL MEDIA DEFINE A COMMUNITY?
The geography of the Appalachian region has been defined in many ways, from the extent of its mountains to the extent of its poverty. Appalachia as a community or regional identity is harder to identify on a map. The purported tendency of Appalachians to be "reclusive" or "clannish," coupled with ot...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Appalachian Studies Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 87 - 106 |
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