Toward a theory of adolescent cruising: echoes from 1983
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An analysis is presented on the social and psychological factors behind cruising, in which teenagers drive a particular segment of road repeatedly for show. Topics include imitation of adult behavior, desire for personal autonomy, aspects of tradition versus aspects of delinquency, and definitions of normalcy.
Publication Name: Southern Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0899-594X
Year: 2000
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"There's not much to talk about when you're taking pictures of houses": the poetics of vernacular spaces
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This article examines the urban space and design of the Appalachian Region. The author analyzes the arrangement of housing, the way in which people conduct their daily lives, and the aesthetic surrounding it all in an attempt to understand the nature of place and order.
Publication Name: Southern Folklore
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0899-594X
Year: 2000
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Virtually unlimited design: media artists' architectual visions for the 21st century
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The future of architectural design is examined. The author maintains technological advances are opening the way for virtual architecture and virtual cities, when once architecture was considered solid, steadfast, and material.
Publication Name: Southern Quarterly
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0038-4496
Year: 2000
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