<p>This thesis deals with local identity and the workplace. We have taken part of stories dealing with local identity and the workplace, by using a qualitative method. We interviewed eleven men working at the same company. The group contained of men from urban areas as well as rural areas. The data from our interviews have been applied to theories of local identity and social theories by sociologists such as Durkheim, Simmel and Tönnies. </p><p> We asked questions regarding local identity and its influence in the workplace. We found our respondents expressing a sense of home and local identity, however it was not a decisive aspect in the recruitment process.</p>

This thesis deals with local identity and the workplace. We have taken part of stories dealing with local identity and the workplace, by using a qualitative method. We interviewed eleven men working at the same company. The group contained of men from urban areas as well as rural areas. The data from our interviews have been applied to theories of local identity and social theories by sociologists such as Durkheim, Simmel and Tönnies. We asked questions regarding local identity and its influence in the workplace. We found our respondents expressing a sense of home and local identity, however it was not a decisive aspect in the recruitment process.