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Rural and Small-Town America : Context, Composition, and Complexities / Tim Slack and Shannon M. Monnat.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Slack, Tim, 1976- author.
- Monnat, Shannon M., 1979- author.
- Series:
- Sociology in the Twenty-First Century Series
- Sociology in the Twenty-First Century Series ; Volume 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Small cities--United States.
- Small cities.
- United States--Rural conditions--20th century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Rural population change
- Rural economies and livelihoods
- Rural ethnoracial diversity and inequities
- Rural population health and health disparities
- Rural politics and policies
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780520401150
- 0520401158
- OCLC:
- 1438670206
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