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The twentieth century was one of profound transformation in rural America. Demographic shifts and economic restructuring have conspired to alter dramatically the lives of rural people and their communities. Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century defines these changes and interprets...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Rural Sociological Society
Otros Autores: Brown, David L. (David Louis), 1945-, Swanson, Louis E., Barton, Alan W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©2003.
Colección:Rural studies series.
Rural studies series (University Park, Pa.)
Temas:
Sociology, Rural > United States.
Rural development > United States.
Sociologie rurale > États-Unis.
Développement rural > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > Rural.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural
Rural conditions
Rural development
Sociology, Rural
United States > Rural conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions rurales.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • PART I: WHO LIVES IN RURAL AMERICA TODAY?
  • Unpredictable directions in rural population growth and migration / Kenneth M. Johnson
  • African Americans in rural America / Rosalind P. Harris, Dreamal Worthen
  • American Indians: their contemporary reality and future trajectory / Angela A. Gonzales
  • Latinos in rural America / Rogelio Saenz, Cruz C. Torres
  • What do rural families look like today? / Katherine MacTavish, Sonya Salamon
  • Older rural families / Nina Glasgow
  • Rural children and youth at risk / Daniel T. Lichter [and others]
  • Rural women: new roles for the new century? / Ann R. Tickamyer, Debra A. Henderson
  • Rural poverty: the persisting challenge / Leif Jensen [and others]
  • PART II: A TRANSFORMED RURAL ECONOMY
  • How people make a living in rural America / David A. McGranahan
  • Who benefits from economic restructuring? Lessons from the past, challenges for the future / William W. Falk, Linda M. Lobao
  • Commuting: a good job nearby? / Leanne M. Tigges, Glenn V. Fuguitt
  • Continuities and disjunctures in the transformation of the U.S. agro-food system / Frederick H. Buttel
  • Tourism and natural amenity development: real opportunities? / Richard S. Krannich, Peggy Petrzelka
  • PART III: THE RURAL COMMUNITY: IS IT LOCAL? IS IT A COMMUNITY?
  • Community agency and local development / A.E. Luloff, Jeffrey C. Bridger
  • Social capital / Cornelia Butler Flora, Jan L. Flora
  • Civil society, civic communities, and rural development / Thomas A. Lyson, Charles M. Tolbert
  • The global/local interface / Alessandro Bonanno, Douglas H. Constance
  • Competition, cooperation, and local governance / Mildred E. Warner
  • Religion / Leland Glenna
  • Promoting educational achievement: a partnership of families, schools, and communities / Lionel J. Beaulieu [and others]
  • Rural health policy / Lois Wright Morton
  • PART IV: PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT: TOUGH TRADEOFFS IN AN ERA WITH VANISHING BUFFERS
  • Transforming rural America: the challenges of land use change in the twenty-first century / Douglas B. Jackson-Smith
  • Community and resource extraction in rural America / Lynn England, Ralph B. Brown
  • Fur, fins, and feathers: whose home is it anyway? / Steven E. Daniels, Joan M. Brehm
  • PART V: CHANGING NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLICIES: NEW UNCERTAINTIES AND NEW CHALLENGES
  • What role can community play in local economic development? / Gary Paul Green
  • Devolution: who is responsible for rural America? / Jeffrey S. Sharp, Domenico M. Parisi
  • Welfare reform in rural areas: a voyage through uncharted waters / Julie N. Zimmerman, Thomas A. Hirschl
  • The impact of global economic practices on American farming / Philip McMichael
  • Catalytic community development: a theory of practice for changing rural society / Kenneth E. Pigg, Ted K. Bradshaw.

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