Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century - Brown, David L; Schafft, Kai A
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Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic and environmental roles at a time in which societies arerapidly urbanizing, and the identities of local places areincreasingly subsumed by flows of people, information and economicactivity across global spaces. However, while the organization ofrural life has been fundamentally transformed by institutional andsocial changes that have occurred since the mid-twentieth century, rural people and communities have proved resilient in the face ofthese transformations. This book examines the causes and consequences of major…mehr

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Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic and environmental roles at a time in which societies arerapidly urbanizing, and the identities of local places areincreasingly subsumed by flows of people, information and economicactivity across global spaces. However, while the organization ofrural life has been fundamentally transformed by institutional andsocial changes that have occurred since the mid-twentieth century, rural people and communities have proved resilient in the face ofthese transformations. This book examines the causes and consequences of major social andeconomic changes affecting rural communities and populations duringthe first decades of the twenty-first century, and explorespolicies developed to ameliorate problems or enhance opportunities.Primarily focused on the U.S. context, while also providinginternational comparative discussion, the book is organized intofive sections each of which explores both socio-demographic andpolitical economic aspects of rural transformation. It features anaccessible and up-to-date blend of theory and empirical analysis, with each chapter's discussion grounded in real-lifesituations through the use of empirical case-study materials. Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century is intendedfor advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in rural sociology, community sociology, rural and/or population geography, communitydevelopment, and population studies.
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Autorenporträt
David L. Brown is Professor and Chair of DevelopmentSociology, and co-director of the Community and RegionalDevelopment Institute at Cornell University. Kai A. Schafft is an Associate Professor of Education atPennsylvania State University.
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"Rural America finally has a textbook. David Brown and Kai Schafft provide an even-handed examination of rural American society that cuts through the mythology and stereotypes, documenting the processes and issues facing rural peoples and communities. This expanded new edition helps us understand not only what rural America is, but also what it means to be rural in an urbanizing and polarizing world."
Jeffrey Jacquet, The Ohio State University

"The 2016 U.S. presidential election made it obvious that the experience of people in rural areas matters for the political, social, and economic wellbeing of the nation. For anyone wanting to get up to speed on the nature of life in rural places, this book is a goldmine."
Katherine Cramer, University of Wisconsin-Madison