Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First CenturyDavid L. Brown, Louis E. Swanson Penn State Press, 01/11/2010 |
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الصفحة 1
... urban society , yet rural people and communi- ties continue to play important social , economic , and political roles in the nation's life . While the 2000 census showed that eight out of every ten Americans live in urban areas , over ...
... urban society , yet rural people and communi- ties continue to play important social , economic , and political roles in the nation's life . While the 2000 census showed that eight out of every ten Americans live in urban areas , over ...
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... urban gap in quality of life , by most measures , has diminished significantly in recent decades , but rural areas still lag behind their urban counterparts . For example , the rural poverty rate exceeded the urban rate by over five ...
... urban gap in quality of life , by most measures , has diminished significantly in recent decades , but rural areas still lag behind their urban counterparts . For example , the rural poverty rate exceeded the urban rate by over five ...
الصفحة 3
... urban categorizations are variables , not discrete categories , and copious evidence shows that both urban and rural areas are highly diverse and differentiated . Nevertheless , conventional statistical practice privileges urban areas ...
... urban categorizations are variables , not discrete categories , and copious evidence shows that both urban and rural areas are highly diverse and differentiated . Nevertheless , conventional statistical practice privileges urban areas ...
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... urban and what is rural , we also acknowledge that both classification systems are valid ways of differentiat- ing rural and urban areas ; thus , we have permitted contributors to use either delineation in this book . In all instances ...
... urban and what is rural , we also acknowledge that both classification systems are valid ways of differentiat- ing rural and urban areas ; thus , we have permitted contributors to use either delineation in this book . In all instances ...
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... urban communities . They suggest that rural and urban families are changing in similar ways , and are facing similar challenges — ones not faced by previous generations . For example , they indicate that the separation of home and work ...
... urban communities . They suggest that rural and urban families are changing in similar ways , and are facing similar challenges — ones not faced by previous generations . For example , they indicate that the separation of home and work ...
المحتوى
Unpredictable Directions of Rural Population Growth and Migration | 13 |
African Americans in Rural America | 26 |
American Indians Their Contemporary Reality and Future Trajectory | 37 |
Latinos in Rural America | 51 |
Reshuffling and Remaking Rural Families | 65 |
What Do Rural Families Look Like Today? | 67 |
Older Rural Families | 80 |
Rural Children and Youth at Risk | 91 |
The GlobalLocal Interface | 235 |
Competition Cooperation and Local Governance | 246 |
Religion | 256 |
Promoting Educational Achievement A Partnership of Families Schools and Communities | 267 |
Rural Health Policy | 284 |
People and the Environment Tough Tradeoffs in an Era with Vanishing Buffers | 297 |
Transforming Rural America The Challenges of Land Use Change in the TwentyFirst Century | 299 |
Community and Resource Extraction in Rural America | 311 |
Rural Women New Roles for the New Century? | 103 |
Rural Poverty The Persisting Challenge | 112 |
A Transformed Rural Economy | 127 |
How People Make a Living in Rural America | 129 |
Who Benefits from Economic Restructuring? Lessons from the Past Challenges for the Future | 146 |
Commuting A Good Job Nearby? | 160 |
Continuities and Disjunctures in the Transformation of the US AgroFood System | 171 |
Tourism and Natural Amenity Development Real Opportunities? | 184 |
The Rural Community Is It Local? Is It a Community? Perspectives on Community | 195 |
Community Agency and Local Development | 197 |
Social Capital | 208 |
Civil Society Civic Communities and Rural Development | 222 |
The Social Institutions That Maintain and Reproduce Community | 233 |
Fur Fins and Feathers Whose Home Is It Anyway? | 323 |
Changing National and International Policies New Uncertainties and New Challenges | 335 |
What Role Can Community Play in Local Economic Development? | 337 |
Devolution Who Is Responsible for Rural America? | 347 |
Welfare Reform in Rural Areas A Voyage through Uncharted Waters | 357 |
The Impact of Global Economic Practices on American Farming | 369 |
Catalytic Community Development A Theory of Practice for Changing Rural Society | 379 |
Challenges Become Opportunities Trends and Policies Shaping the Future | 391 |
REFERENCES | 401 |
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INDEX | 475 |
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