redneck

…After the defeat in the Civil War, the South was economically dominated by Northern capitalism for a long time, and it became a poor region of America, and the poor whites were difficult to disappear. They had low education, and were sometimes illiterate, so the derogatory term "redneck" even came into being. They lived in rural areas and desolate areas in the interior, and were said to be a symbol of the backwardness of the South. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "redneck" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…南北戦争で敗北した南部はその後も長く経済的に北部資本主義の支配を受けることになったので，アメリカのなかの貧困地帯となり，プーア･ホワイトはなかなか消滅しなかった。教育も低く，ときには無学文盲のこともあり，レッドネックredneckという蔑称さえ生まれた。農村地帯や奥地の荒廃した土地に住み，南部の後進性を示す象徴的な存在といわれた。…

※「redneck」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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