Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-1993
Publication Title
Journal of Politics
Abstract
This study develops the case, theory, and statistical methodology for a new measure of American regional subcultures. Using principal component and cluster analysis on some 45 measures of racial origin, ethnic ancestry, religious affiliation, and social structure, I show how the entire population of U.S. counties can be partitioned into 10 distinctive, regional subcultures that are relatively homogeneous and contiguous. Next, I identify the cultural characteristics of each subculture and relate my new classification scheme to the work of Elazar, Gastil, Garreau, and Fischer. Finally, I compare the relative utility of this new measure with Elazar's typology in explaining the variation in a number of social, political, and policy indicators.
Repository Citation
Lieske, Joel A., "Regional Subcultures of the United States" (1993). Political Science Faculty Publications. 11.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/clpolsci_facpub/11
Original Citation
Lieske, Joel. 1993. "Regional Subcultures of the United States." Journal of Politics 55:888-913.
DOI
10.2307/2131941
Version
Publisher's PDF
Publisher's Statement
Copyright 1993 Cambridge University Press. Available on publisher's site at http://journals.cambridge.org/abstract_S0022381600076234.
Volume
55
Issue
4
