Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation /
Brown, David L. 1945-
Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation / Rural people and communities in the twenty-first century David L. Brown and Kai A. Schafft. - Second edition. - ix, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Rural people and communities in the 21st century, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thinking about rural places in metropolitan society -- Rurality in metropolitan societies -- Urbanization and population redistribution -- Rural politics and governance -- Rural communities, institutions and environments -- Understanding community in rural society -- Community institutions in rural society -- Natural resources and social change -- Rural populations -- Youth, aging, and the life course -- Racial and ethnic minorities in rural areas -- Rural economy and socioeconomic wellbeing -- Making a living in rural communities -- Farms, farmers, and farming in contemporary rural society -- Poverty across rural people and places -- Conclusions -- A transformed rural society: challenges and opportunities for the future.
Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic, and environmental roles at a time when societies are rapidly urbanizing. This unrivaled critical introduction examines the causes and consequences of major social and economic transformations affecting rural populations in recent decades, explores policies developed to ameliorate problems or enhance opportunities, and highlights the resilience of rural people and communities. The book explores both sociodemographic and political economic aspects of rural transformation through an accessible and up-to-date blend of theory and empirical analysis, with each chapter's discussion grounded in real-life case-study materials. -- From publisher's description.
9781509529858 1509529853 9781509529865 1509529861
2018010025
GBB8N5589 bnb
019174255 Uk
Rural conditions.
United States--Rural conditions.
HN59.2 / .B753 2019
306.0973
Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation / Rural people and communities in the twenty-first century David L. Brown and Kai A. Schafft. - Second edition. - ix, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Revised edition of the authors' Rural people and communities in the 21st century, 2011.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Thinking about rural places in metropolitan society -- Rurality in metropolitan societies -- Urbanization and population redistribution -- Rural politics and governance -- Rural communities, institutions and environments -- Understanding community in rural society -- Community institutions in rural society -- Natural resources and social change -- Rural populations -- Youth, aging, and the life course -- Racial and ethnic minorities in rural areas -- Rural economy and socioeconomic wellbeing -- Making a living in rural communities -- Farms, farmers, and farming in contemporary rural society -- Poverty across rural people and places -- Conclusions -- A transformed rural society: challenges and opportunities for the future.
Rural people and communities continue to play important social, economic, and environmental roles at a time when societies are rapidly urbanizing. This unrivaled critical introduction examines the causes and consequences of major social and economic transformations affecting rural populations in recent decades, explores policies developed to ameliorate problems or enhance opportunities, and highlights the resilience of rural people and communities. The book explores both sociodemographic and political economic aspects of rural transformation through an accessible and up-to-date blend of theory and empirical analysis, with each chapter's discussion grounded in real-life case-study materials. -- From publisher's description.
9781509529858 1509529853 9781509529865 1509529861
2018010025
GBB8N5589 bnb
019174255 Uk
Rural conditions.
United States--Rural conditions.
HN59.2 / .B753 2019
306.0973