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Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities Volume 9

Name: Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities Volume 9
Brand: University of California Press
SKU: 9780520401136
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Contributors:

Tim Slack, Shannon M. Monnat

Publisher:

University of California Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Social Science

Book Subcategory:

Sociology, Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Demography

Book Topic:

Rural

Series:

Sociology in the Twenty-First Century

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Release Date:

2024-08-06

ISBN 13:

9780520401136

Weight:

0.6 lbs

Size:

8.40 x 5.40 x 0.90 inches

Pages:

232

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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.

About the Author
Tim Slack is Professor of Sociology at Louisiana State University.

Shannon M. Monnat is Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Director of the Center for Policy Research, and Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

Rural and Small-Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities Volume 9

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