Masculinity and Movements in Appalachia

American Sociological Association blog Contexts Discoveries discusses new research on gender and activism in Appalachia. Environmental justice movements, which seek to help those who live, work, and play in polluted areas, have long been dominated by women. In Gender & Society (December 2010), Shannon Bell and Yvonne Braun try to get at how Appalachia’s traditional gender roles have led to women’s activism and men’s silence there.