In this Book
- Chippewa Lake: A Community in Search of an Identity
- Book
- 2012
- Published by: Michigan State University Press
Chippewa Lake is an idyllic waterfront community in north-central Michigan, popular with retirees and weekenders. The lake is surrounded by a rural farming community, but the area is facing a difficult transition as local demographics shift, and as it transforms from an agriculture-based economy to one that relies on wage labor. As farms have disappeared, local residents have employed a variety of strategies to adapt to a new economic structure. The community, meanwhile, has been indelibly affected by the advent of newcomers and retirees challenging the rural cultural values. An anthropologist with a background in sociology, Cindy L. Hull deftly weaves together oral accounts, historic documents, and participant surveys compiled from her nearly thirty years of living in the area to create a textured portrait of a community in flux.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- 3. Farm Families in Transition
- pp. 47-62
- 5. Township in Transition
- pp. 83-95
- 6. Chippewa Lake as Resort Community
- pp. 97-108
- 7. Contested Identities
- pp. 109-125
- 8. Social Networks
- pp. 127-145
- 9. Social Networks beyond the Community
- pp. 147-164
- 10. Transformation and Contested Identities
- pp. 165-177
- Epilogue: Marijuana Mama
- pp. 179-185
- Works Cited
- pp. 197-200
Additional Information
Copyright
2012