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Full-Text Articles in Rural Sociology
Public Perceptions Of Homelessness In Humboldt County, John Thomas Krapf
Public Perceptions Of Homelessness In Humboldt County, John Thomas Krapf
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
Homelessness is a social and political issue of great importance in the United States. For every 10,000 people in the U.S. 17 are experiencing homelessness (Bishop et al. 2017). Despite being a consequence of structural factors in the economy such as a lack of affordable housing and livable wages, the news media often frames the issue as an outcome of individualistic factors such as deviant characteristics, criminality, and personal flaws like drug addiction and mental illness. This study examines public perceptions of homelessness in Humboldt County. To explore this question, I conducted a content analysis of 94 articles on homelessness …
A "Dying Breed"? Exploring Logger Identity After The Decline In The Timber Industry In Hayfork, Ca, Sheri L. Harrison
A "Dying Breed"? Exploring Logger Identity After The Decline In The Timber Industry In Hayfork, Ca, Sheri L. Harrison
Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects
The rapid decline of timber operations in the late twentieth century had an immense impact on rural communities whose economy was dependent on logging and lumber mills. The voices and concerns of timber-dependent communities and timber workers have been marginalized by broader forces that focused on political, economic, and environmental issues throughout the Pacific Northwest timber conflict and the subsequent deindustrialization of the timber industry. This study examines the social impacts on loggers, their families, and the broader community in Hayfork, California, through the framework of identity theory. The formation of logger identity and the broader processes that have impacted …
Positionality And Feminisms Of Women Within Sufi Brotherhoods Of Senegal, Georgia Collins
Positionality And Feminisms Of Women Within Sufi Brotherhoods Of Senegal, Georgia Collins
IdeaFest: Interdisciplinary Journal of Creative Works and Research from Cal Poly Humboldt
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