Caught In-Between: A Video Essay of Masculine Identity and Methamphetamine Use in the Rural South

Authors

Heith Copes, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Jared Ragland, Independent Scholar
Adam Forrester, Emory University

Abstract

Since the Great Recession in 2007, rural employment rates have been steadily increasing. According to a 2020 United States Department of Agriculture report, rural unemployment has been at its lowest in over a decade. However, such aggregate trends overlook an important aspect of work—its meaningfulness. In many small towns throughout the Southern United States, much of the available work pays little and demands much on the body. As a result, meaningful employment is often out of reach for some men living in the rural South.

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Recommended Citation

Copes, Heith; Ragland, Jared; and Forrester, Adam (2021) "Caught In-Between: A Video Essay of Masculine Identity and Methamphetamine Use in the Rural South," Qualitative Criminology (QC): Vol. 10: No. 1, Article 1.
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/qc/vol10/iss1/1