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Bookmark or Share- Hobos – Subcultures and Sociology - Grinnell CollegeHobos engage in great deal of stigma management or attempts to control outsiders’ perceptions of their subculture (Haenfler 2014). This management occurs on many levels but is particularly evident at the individual level. Personal management is vital to the hobo, who relies on normative society for much of survival.
- The Last of the Great American Hobos | Arts & Culture | Smithsonian ...Hobos came and went on the huge historic construction and infrastructure projects of the American West, and ridership rose and fell with the national economy. A surge of young men after World War...
- Hobo - WikipediaA hobo is a migrant worker in the United States. [1] [2] Hoboes, tramps, and bums are generally regarded as related, but distinct: a hobo travels and is willing to work; a tramp travels, but avoids work if possible; a bum neither travels nor works. [3] [4] Etymology. The origin of the term is unknown.
- An Intimate Look Into the Life of Hobos - History CollectionA hobo is a migrant worker or homeless vagabond. The term originated in the United States around 1890. Hobos, unlike ‘tramps’ or ‘bums,’ are traveling workers. The etymology of the term ‘hobo’ is unknown but it is believed that it could be derived from ‘hoe-boy’ meaning ‘farmhand’ or from a…
- Hobo Communications: A Brief History of Hobos and Their SignsExhibit | Aug. 4, 2021. Hobo Communications: A Brief History of Hobos and Their Signs. The origins of the term "Hobo" cannot be traced. A few suggestions have been put forward. Some say it comes from "Hoe Boy" because many migrant workers traveled with a hoe or other farming tool.
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