Flannery O'Connor's "Good Country People" is probably her most widely read work and plenty of fine articles have been written on this short story. You'll find that eNotes has several bibliographical references in third link I've included below.
The 1990 article by Lisa Babinec, in particular, may provide some information on the societal elements of the short story.
I have found Robert Brinkmeyer's 1989 work The Art and Vision of Flannery...
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