Southerner and Irish? Regional and Ethnic Consciousness in Savannah, Georgia

Authors

William L. Smith, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2009

Publication Title

Journal of Southern Rural Sociology

ISSN

2151-4178

Abstract

This paper attempts to answer the following question regarding regional and ethnic consciousness: Does southern identity vary by the level of ethnic identity one professes? Less than one-third of those who identified themselves as southerners, indicate that their identity as a southerner is much more important than their other identities including their ethnic identity. Some of these respondents practice a symbolic regionalism. Ethnic identity for most of the respondents is more important than their regional identity, although for them southerner and Irish are not mutually exclusive identities. The strength of ethnic identity is not significantly related to the importance of southern identity. Thus, southern identity does not vary by the level of ethnic identity one professes.

Comments

Copyright © by the Southern Rural Sociological Association

Recommended Citation

Smith, William L.. 2009. "Southerner and Irish? Regional and Ethnic Consciousness in Savannah, Georgia." Journal of Southern Rural Sociology, 24: 223-239: Southern Rural Sociological Association. source: http://journalofruralsocialsciences.org/pages/Articles/SRS%202009%2024/1/SRS%202009%2024%201%20223-239.pdf
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/soc-anth-facpubs/119