TY - JOUR
T1 - Chapter 8
T2 - Without categories and classifications: "Rural" as a social expression
AU - Ashwood, Loka
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - This chapter explores social representative groups as a medium to study "rural" meaning in Ireland. In research terms, the concept of "rurality" is increasingly debated, its existence questioned, and approaches to establish conceptual and methodological boundaries continuously challenged. By studying the language of social representative group leaders, it is argued in this chapter that the "rural" can be fluidly explored through its expression. Through a theme-based deconstruction of interviews with group leaders, I explore the expression of loss in Irish dialogue and its implication on "rural" meaning.
AB - This chapter explores social representative groups as a medium to study "rural" meaning in Ireland. In research terms, the concept of "rurality" is increasingly debated, its existence questioned, and approaches to establish conceptual and methodological boundaries continuously challenged. By studying the language of social representative group leaders, it is argued in this chapter that the "rural" can be fluidly explored through its expression. Through a theme-based deconstruction of interviews with group leaders, I explore the expression of loss in Irish dialogue and its implication on "rural" meaning.
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U2 - 10.1108/S1057-1922(2010)0000016011
DO - 10.1108/S1057-1922(2010)0000016011
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79956242744
SN - 1057-1922
VL - 16
SP - 113
EP - 125
JO - Research in Rural Sociology and Development
JF - Research in Rural Sociology and Development
ER -