Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation

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Part I Thinking About Rural Places in Metropolitan Society
1 Rurality in Metropolitan Societies
The Development of Social Scientific thought about Rurality
What Images and Attitudes Do People Have about Rural People and Places in Metropolitan Societies?
Why Rural People and Places Matter in Urbanized Society
Notes
References
2 Urbanization and Population Redistribution
Conceptualizing and Measuring Urbanization
Why Population Concentrates in Urban Places
Urbanization can be Reversed
Conclusions
Notes
References
3 Rural Politics and Governance
Rural Political Arenas
Voting and Political Participation
The Rural Vote in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
Conclusions
Notes
References
Part II Rural Communities, Institutions, and Environments
4 Understanding Community in Rural Society
Understanding Community
Has Urbanization Undermined Community?
Community Lost or Community Transformed?
Two Sociological Approaches to Understanding Community
Are the Social Field and Social System Approaches Antagonistic?
Community Power
The Community Challenge: Balancing Autonomy and Collective Responsibility
Conclusions
Notes
References
5 Community Institutions in Rural Society
Federalism and the Structure of Local Governance
Education
Health Care and Health Care Institutions in Rural America
Conclusion
Notes
References
6 Natural Resources and Social Change
Natural Amenities: An Engine of Growth?
Environmental Contexts for Community Development and Conflict
Resource Extraction as a Social Process
New forms of resource extraction: generating green and renewable energy
Conclusions
Notes
References
Part III Rural Populations
7 Youth, Aging, and the Life Course
Individual Aging Versus Population Aging
Individual Aging in Rural Communities
Challenges Facing Rural Youth and Young Adults
Challenges Facing Older Rural Adults
Population Aging in Rural Communities
Three Community-Level Challenges of Rural Population Aging
Conclusions
Notes
References
8 Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Rural Areas
Thinking about Race and Ethnicity
Race and Rurality
Race, Ethnicity, and Life Chances in Rural Areas
American Indians in Rural Areas
Latinos in Rural Areas and the Changing Patterns of Immigration
Conclusions
Notes
References
Part IV Rural Economy and Socioeconomic Wellbeing
9 Making a Living in Rural Communities
The Structure and Restructuring of Rural Opportunities
The Rural Labor Force
The Utilization of Rural Labor
Local–Global Linkages
Conclusions
Notes
References
10 Farms, Farmers, and Farming in Contemporary Rural Society
The Structure of Agriculture
Family Farms and Farm Families
The Food System
Conclusions
Notes
References
11 Poverty Across Rural People and Places
Who is Poor in the United States?
Poverty as a Multi-Dimensional Concept
Why are some Persons and Families more likely to be Poor than Others?
Conclusions
Notes
References
Part V Conclusions
12 A Transformed Rural Society: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future
Long-Term Rural Transformations – a Changed Rural Demography
Transformed Rural Economies
Global–Local Connections
Poverty and Inequality
New and Changing Trends Affecting Rural America
The Rural Policy Choice
Rural Community Capacity Reconsidered
Notes
References
Index
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