"there ain't no bond in town like there used to be": The destruction of social capital in the west virginia coalfields

Sociological Forum

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 631-657

  Bell, Shannon Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Coal mining; Rural communities; Social capital; Social conflict; Unions

Indexed keywords

EID: 68849099043     PISSN: 08848971     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1573-7861.2009.01123.x     Document Type: Article

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