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Keeping the "Shiny Side Up" and the "Hammer Down": The Subculture of American Truck Drivers

Abstract

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The purpose of this research is to provide a comprehensive description of the trucking subculture. In addition to detailing the material and nonmaterial aspects of and the process of being socialized into the trucking subculture, this thesis provides a profile of the contemporary American truck driver including demographics, work activities, attitudes, opinions and illegal activities.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Art
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Department of Sociology
Year
1998

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Fields, David

Subjects

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Identifiers

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Repository record dc:identifier
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/306
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1309

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2026-07-24
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Fields, David. Keeping the "Shiny Side Up" and the "Hammer Down": The Subculture of American Truck Drivers. 1998. https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/306