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Unpacking the Rural-Urban Divide: Identities and Stereotypes

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2025.102935

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The resurgence of the rural–urban divide as a factor shaping political attitudes has gained increasing attention in both public and academic discourse. Although often framed in terms of social identities, less is known about whether people actually express rural or urban identities in their own terms. This study investigates whether rural and urban identities exist independently of other identities such as class or ideology, and how they shape perceptions of in-groups and out-groups. Drawing on open-ended survey responses from a representative sample in Spain – a context where the rural–urban divide has gained political relevance – we use a novel text analysis approach to examine how individuals describe the groups they identify with. Findings show that rural–urban identities surface only marginally without explicit prompting, while identities tied to age, ideology, and education are more salient. When primed, some stereotypical traits emerge: rural communities are associated with nature and a relaxed lifestyle, while urban ones are linked to stress and individualism. A more uniform and stereotyped view of rural areas also appears across both rural and urban respondents.

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Sociologia rural, Sociologia urbana, Identitat col·lectiva, Estereotip (Psicologia)

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Rural sociology, Urban sociology, Group identity, Stereotype (Psychology)

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BREITENSTEIN GOMIS, Sofia Helen, et al. Unpacking the Rural-Urban Divide: Identities and Stereotypes. Electoral Studies. 2025. Vol. 96. ISSN 0261-3794. [consulted: 25 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/230468

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