The sociology of rural life / Samantha Hillyard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hillyard, Sam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sociology, Rural.

Sociology, Rural--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Berg, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From fox-hunting to farming, the vigor with which rural activities and living are defended overturns received notions of a sleepy and complacent countryside. Alongside these developments, the rise of the organic food movement has helped to revitalize an already politicized rural population. Over the years 'rural life' has been defined, redefined and eventually fallen out of fashion as a sociological concept - in contrast to urban studies, which has flourished. This much-needed reappraisal calls for its reinterpretation in light of the profound changes affecting the countryside. First providing

Contents:

Introduction

'A problem in search of discipline' (Hamilton 1990: 232) the history of rural sociology

New issues in rural sociology and rural studies

The 2001 foot-and-mouth disease epidemic in the UK

The hunting debate: rural political protest and the mobilisation of defence of country sports

Game shooting in the United Kingdom

Representing the rural: new methods and approaches

Conclusion: the future of rural societies and rural sociology

Appendix: rural sociology institutional framework: critical masses of rural researches in university departments/centres and institutes; sociologists with a periphery interest in the rural; professional associations and rural journals

Notes

Glossary of key terms

References.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-185) and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9786612473678

9781474215848

147421584X

9781282473676

1282473670

9781847883360

1847883362

OCLC:

347284791