“Knocking on the Big City’s Door": Sociology and Southern Migrants to Chicago in the Early Twentieth Century
“Knocking on the Big City’s Door": Sociology and Southern Migrants to Chicago in the Early Twentieth Century
dc.contributor.advisor | McCusker, Kristine | |
dc.contributor.author | Bain, Aja | |
dc.contributor.committeemember | Hoffschwelle, Mary | |
dc.contributor.department | History | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-08-15T15:06:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-08-15T15:06:28Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-06-16 | |
dc.description.abstract | This thesis examines the sociological response to Southern migrants in Chicago during the period of explosive outmigration from the 1920s through the 1950s. Sociologists navigated a complex framework of race, class, and region to study and aid these migrants. The University of Chicago’s influence as a hub for sociological research made the Second City a highly visible and important migrant destination which raised intriguing questions about the crossing of invisible borders within America during this time of rapid social and political change. | |
dc.description.abstract | The thesis provides an overview of the Southern migrant/ immigrant comparison, analysis of the relevant sociological studies, and a particular focus on Lewis M. Killian, a unique Chicago sociologist who challenged the prevailing migrant discourse. Using sources such as sociological publications, academic organizations, government-funded studies, migrant memoirs and popular culture, and papers from “migrant centers,” this work presents a comprehensive analysis of the intersections of sociology and Southerners living under the national microscope. | |
dc.description.degree | M.A. | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://jewlscholar.mtsu.edu/handle/mtsu/5009 | |
dc.publisher | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.subject | Appalachia | |
dc.subject | Chicago | |
dc.subject | Migrants | |
dc.subject | Sociology | |
dc.subject | South | |
dc.subject | University of Chicago | |
dc.subject.umi | History | |
dc.subject.umi | Sociology | |
dc.thesis.degreegrantor | Middle Tennessee State University | |
dc.thesis.degreelevel | Masters | |
dc.title | “Knocking on the Big City’s Door": Sociology and Southern Migrants to Chicago in the Early Twentieth Century | |
dc.type | Thesis |
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