Award Date

12-15-2019

Degree Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Sociology

First Committee Member

Robert Futrell

Second Committee Member

Simon Gottschalk

Third Committee Member

David Dickens

Fourth Committee Member

Michael Borer

Fifth Committee Member

Andrew Kirk

Number of Pages

211

Abstract

In this study, I examine the relationship between a river and a community. Specifically, I analyze the processes and patterns that organize the nature-society relationship and define the river town of Sabula, IA. To guide my historical and ethnographic analysis, I utilize a co constructionist posture (Rice 2013), which sees culture, community, economy, and physicality as much a product of bio-physical forces as social forces. My aim is to understand how Sabula is conjointly constructed and reveal the nuanced interconnections between human communities and nature through which social and environmental problems play out. My analysis clarifies patterns in residents’ identity construction, place meanings, and community and economic development highlighting their mutually constructed quality. Better understanding co-constructionist process helps us take important epistemological steps toward seeing how communities are conjointly constituted over time.

Keywords

Community; Conjoint Constitution; Environment; Environmental History; Environmental Sociology; Mississippi River

Disciplines

Environmental Sciences | Sociology

File Format

pdf

File Size

1.5 MB

Degree Grantor

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Language

English

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT. For more information about this rights statement, please visit http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

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