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Hartigan, John Jr. (2005). Odd Tribes: Toward a Cultural Analysis of White People. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-3597-9.
Newitz, Annalee; Wray, Matthew (1997). "What is 'White Trash'? Stereotypes and Economic Conditions of Poor Whites in the United States". In Hill, Mike (ed.). Whiteness: A Critical Reader. New York University Press. pp. 168–184. ISBN 978-0-8147-3545-9.
Schinko, Carsten (2010). "Why Trash? Thirteen Ways of Looking at Poor (White) Folks". Amerikastudien / American Studies. 55 (1): 143–164. ISSN 0340-2827. JSTOR 41158485.
Sullivan, Nell (2003). "Academic Constructions of 'White Trash'". In Adair, Vivyan Campbell and Dahlberg, Sandra L. (eds.). Reclaiming Class: Women, Poverty, and the Promise of Higher Education in America. Philadelphia: Temple University Press. pp. 53–66. ISBN 978-1-59213-021-4.
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