Newell-Withrow C
Department of Nursing, Berea College, Kentucky 40403, USA.
J Cult Divers. 1997 Winter;4(4):129-31.
Appalachia is usually written about in romantic terms; rarely are the citizens of Appalachia portrayed as contributors to society. Appalachia is made up of many cultures--African American, European American, Melungeon, Native American and others. Appalachian cultures are not locked in a fixed state; one needs only to review the history of Appalachia to understand this concept (Tice & Billings, 1991). Appalachian cultures are fluid and ever-changing. The cultures are expressed in literature, oral histories, music and regional history.
人们通常以浪漫的笔触书写阿巴拉契亚；阿巴拉契亚的居民很少被描绘为对社会有贡献的人。阿巴拉契亚由多种文化组成——非裔美国人、欧裔美国人、梅伦琼人、美洲原住民等等。阿巴拉契亚文化并非处于固定不变的状态；人们只需回顾一下阿巴拉契亚的历史就能理解这一概念（泰斯和比林斯，1991年）。阿巴拉契亚文化是流动的且不断变化的。这些文化体现在文学、口述历史、音乐和地区历史之中。
