Coal Cracker Culture
Work and Values in Pennsylvania Anthracite, 1835-1935
Seiten
2003
Susquehanna University Press (Verlag)
978-1-57591-064-2 (ISBN)
Susquehanna University Press (Verlag)
978-1-57591-064-2 (ISBN)
Traces the evolution of a distinct regional culture in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The book's guiding premise is that work provided a diverse population with its only shared set of experiences and therefore became the primary determinant of its culture.
Coalcracker Culture traces the evolution of a distinct regional culture in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The book's guiding premise is that work provided a diverse population with its only shared set of experiences and therefore became the primary determinant of its culture. The harsh realities of mining fostered a culture that stressed fear of losing an income, hard work, self-reliance, family physical toughness, suspicion of others, reciprocity, and a behavioral pattern of internalized inferiority offset by an externalized pride that was often projected through an overly macho definition of manhood.
Coalcracker Culture traces the evolution of a distinct regional culture in the anthracite coal fields of Pennsylvania. The book's guiding premise is that work provided a diverse population with its only shared set of experiences and therefore became the primary determinant of its culture. The harsh realities of mining fostered a culture that stressed fear of losing an income, hard work, self-reliance, family physical toughness, suspicion of others, reciprocity, and a behavioral pattern of internalized inferiority offset by an externalized pride that was often projected through an overly macho definition of manhood.
Harold W. Aurand (1940–2012) was emeritus professor of American history at Pennsylvania State University.
| Verlagsort | Cranbury |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie |
| Technik ► Bergbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-57591-064-0 / 1575910640 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-57591-064-2 / 9781575910642 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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