Honors Theses
Date of Award
2007
Document Type
Undergraduate Thesis
Department
Journalism
First Advisor
David Wharton
Relational Format
Dissertation/Thesis
Abstract
This is a paper about the people who live, or have lived, in Bruce, Mississippi. Between September 2004 and March 2007 I made photographs in the town; between September 2005 and December 2006 I conducted 19 interviews with 19 different town residents. Each interview was slightly different; the questions I asked varied according to such factors as the occupation and age of the interviewee, the position the interviewee had in the town society, and the particular issues I was interested in exploring at the time. My questions changed and developed as I learned more about the town. As a result, the transcripts of my interviews yielded different aspects of life in Bruce as they were perceived by different people. I have divided my work into four different segments: the growth and development of Bruce; the reasons for living, or not living, in Bruce; the negative aspects of living in a small town; and the positive aspects of living in a small town. As all the work I did as my research is very subjective, my conclusion is limited to my own personal feelings about life in Bruce, as well as any conclusions I reached concerning the thoughts and opinions of my interviewees.
Recommended Citation
Penman, Susan Nicola, "A Study on Bruce, Mississippi" (2007). Honors Theses. 2088.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2088
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