Misrecognition and Well‐being in Culturally White Northern New England☆.
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| Title: | Misrecognition and Well‐being in Culturally White Northern New England☆. |
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| Authors: | Walton, Emily1 (AUTHOR) emily.c.walton@dartmouth.edu |
| Source: | Rural Sociology. Sep2023, Vol. 88 Issue 3, p895-927. 33p. 3 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | Demographic transition, Well-being, Small cities, Rural Americans, Middle class, Social distancing, Conceptual models |
| Geographic Terms: | New England |
| Abstract: | Rural America is undergoing a demographic transition, as the white population decline is matched by a growing movement of racialized minorities into small towns. In the current study, I examine processes of belonging among middle‐class racialized minorities living in predominantly white and rural Northern New England. Through an analysis of in‐depth interviews with n = 58 individuals of color, I show how "misrecognition," or the processes through which community members fail to affirm the humanity of others, can lead to diminished well‐being. I elaborate a novel conceptual model linking a stigmatizing cultural context (chilly social climate; ignorance and racism) with misrecognition (social distancing; having to prove oneself) and well‐being (unease; weariness). The study's main contribution is the generation of theory regarding symbolic boundary processes that undergird racialized minority residents' negotiation of the right to belong in a rapidly changing rural America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | Rural America is undergoing a demographic transition, as the white population decline is matched by a growing movement of racialized minorities into small towns. In the current study, I examine processes of belonging among middle‐class racialized minorities living in predominantly white and rural Northern New England. Through an analysis of in‐depth interviews with n = 58 individuals of color, I show how "misrecognition," or the processes through which community members fail to affirm the humanity of others, can lead to diminished well‐being. I elaborate a novel conceptual model linking a stigmatizing cultural context (chilly social climate; ignorance and racism) with misrecognition (social distancing; having to prove oneself) and well‐being (unease; weariness). The study's main contribution is the generation of theory regarding symbolic boundary processes that undergird racialized minority residents' negotiation of the right to belong in a rapidly changing rural America. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00360112 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ruso.12505 |
