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Assimilation and localism: Some very small towns in mass society

Journal Article

William W. Donner
Sociological Inquiry
68(1) 61-82


Abstract

This study provides a sociological perspective on the concept of localism, examining the relationship between local and national cultural influences in small towns, in an era in which communications technologies increasingly facilitate the in-flow of outside influences. The study illustrates the important role that the mass media play in bringing external influences into small local communities.


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