Small-town America : finding community, shaping the future /

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More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have chosen to join the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to better paying jobs, more convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wuthnow, Robert (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2013]
Temas:
Cities and towns > United States.
Communities > United States.
Villes > États-Unis.
Communauté > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Urban.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
Cities and towns
Communities
United States
Electronic books.
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of figures
  • List of profiles
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • You have to deal with everybody : the inhabitants of small towns
  • Going to be buried right here : how residents view their towns
  • Community spirit: small-town identities that bind
  • The Frog Pond : making sense of work and money
  • Leadership : earning respect, improving the community
  • Habits of faith : the social role of small-town congregations
  • Contentious issues : the moral sentiments of community life
  • Washington is broken : politics and the new populism
  • Keep your doors open : shaping the future
  • Concluding reflections : community in small towns.

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