Rural people and communities in the 21st century : resilience and transformation / David L. Brown and Kai A. Schafft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, David L. (David Louis), 1945- author.

Schafft, Kai A., 1964- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rural conditions.

United States--Rural conditions.

United States.

Physical Description:

ix, 342 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Other Title:

Rural people and communities in the twenty-first century

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, [2019]

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Revised edition of the authors' Rural people and communities in the 21st century, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Brown, David L. (David Louis), 1945- Rural people and communities in the 21st century.

ISBN:

9781509529858

1509529853

9781509529865

1509529861

OCLC:

1029789997

Publisher Number:

99980189246