Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities (Sociology in the Twenty-First Century #9)

By: Tim Slack and Shannon M Monnat

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Synopsis: Contemporary America is centered around urban society. Most Americans reside in cities or their surrounding suburbs, and both the media and modern American sociology focus disproportionately on urban life. Rural and Small-Town America looks at what we can learn from rural society and confronts common myths and misunderstandings about rural people and places. Tim Slack and Shannon M. Monnat examine social, economic, and demographic changes and how these changes pose both problems and opportunities for rural communities. They assess changes in population size and composition, economies and livelihoods, ethnoracial diversity and inequities, population health and health disparities, and politics and policies. The central focus of this book is that rural America is no paragon of stability. Social change abounds, accompanied by new challenges. Through analysis of empirical evidence, demographic data, and policy debates, readers will glean insights about rural America and the United States as a whole.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780520401150
Related ISBNs:: 9780520401136, 9780520401129
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 08/06/24
Copyrighted By:: Tim Slack and Shannon M. Monnat
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.