The Case of the Disappearing Mill Village
Implications of Industry Change for Building and Sustaining Small Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 16776606 |
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| Authors | Nancy Hodges (0000-0001-6406-057X, Nancy Hodges, PhD, is a Professor in the department of Consumer, Apparel, and Retail Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. Her research interests include education, employment and the textile products industry, as well as qualitative approaches to research., corresponding author), Phillip Frank (0000-0002-2034-4770, Phillip Frank, MBA, is a doctoral student in the department of Consumer, Apparel and Retail Studies at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA. He is interested in research on industry dynamics and market impact, as well as consumer behavior related topics.) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 38-57 |
| Publication date | 2013-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | TEXTILE (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1475-9756 • E-ISSN: 1751-8350 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2752/175183513x13588738654855 |
| OpenAlex | W2108931914 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
The purpose of this study was to examine the implications of industry dynamics for three small communities located in the southern United States. Coping with the economic and social ramifications of the loss of textile manufacturing remains a reality within many parts of the US southern states today, yet very little research has documented how local communities within this region have responded to industry change. Each of the three communities in this study was built around the textile industry, and together they shared a common reliance on manufacturing as an economic foundation. Using a multi-method qualitative approach, this research examines what happened once the manufacturing jobs were no longer available and the textile industry no longer provided the region with the economic support it once did. Data collection included in-depth interviews, review and analysis of public records and newspaper reports, as well as county and company archives. A total of forty-two interviews were conducted with residents in the three communities. Four emergent themes tell the story of how these three communities have changed as a result of changes in the US industry, and what a future without manufacturing means for the people living in them. Based on the findings, the implications of similar textile industry dynamics for communities in countries outside of the United States are discussed
Advertising · Archaeology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Mill · Newspaper · Textile industry · Fashion and Cultural Textiles · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Wine Industry and Tourism
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |