{"product_id":"challenges-for-rural-america-in-the-21st-century-rural-studies-9780271022420","title":"Challenges for Rural America in the 21st Century","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 20th century was one of profound transformation in rural America, when demographic shifts and economic restructuring dramatically altered the lives of rural people and their communities. This work defines these changes and interprets their implications for the future of rural America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Brown and Swanson (both former presidents of the Rural Sociological Society) present one of the finest overviews available of sociological issues facing the rural US today.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—E. J. Krieg \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Keeping with the tradition of the two earlier volumes (Dillman and Hobbs, 1982 and Christensen and Flora, 1991), this book is a \u003ci\u003emust-read\u003c\/i\u003e for those who want or need to understand the dynamics of rural America.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e—Paul Lasley,Iowa State University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Rural America Enters the New Millennium\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid L. Brown and Louis E. Swanson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Who Lives in Rural America Today?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew Directions in Population Change and Diversity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.   Unpredictable Directions of Rural Population Growth and Migration\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Kenneth M. Johnson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2.   African Americans in Rural America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Rosalind P. Harris and Dreamal Worthen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e3.   American Indians: Their Contemporary Reality and Future Trajectory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Angela A. Gonzales\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e4.   Latinos in Rural America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Rogelio Saenz and Cruz C. Torres\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReshuffling and Remaking Rural Families\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e5.   What Do Rural Families Look Like Today?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Katherine MacTavish and Sonya Salamon\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e6.   Older Rural Families\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Nina Glasgow\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7.   Rural Children and Youth at Risk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Daniel T. Lichter, Vincent J. Roscigno, and Dennis J. Condron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e8.   Rural Women: New Roles for the New Century?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Ann R. Tickamyer and Debra A. Henderson\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e9.   Rural Poverty: The Persisting Challenge\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Leif Jensen, Diane K. McLaughlin, and Tim Slack\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: A Transformed Rural Economy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e10.   How People Make a Living in Rural America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       David A. McGranahan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11.   Who Benefits from Economic Restructuring? Lessons From the Past, Challenges for the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       William W. Falk and Linda M. Lobao\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e12.   Commuting: A Good Job Nearby?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e     Leanne M. Tigges and Glenn V. Fuguitt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e13.   Continuities and Disjunctures in the Transformation of the U.S. Agro-Food System\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       Frederick H. Buttel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e14.   Tourism and Natural Amenity Development: Real Opportunities?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       Richard S. Krannich and Peggy Petrzelka\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: The Rural Community: Is It Local? Is It a Community?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerspectives on Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15.    Community Agency and Local Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        A. E. Luloff and Jeffrey C. Bridger\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16.    Social Capital\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Cornelia Butler Flora and Jan L. Flora\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e17.    Civil Society, Civic Communities, and Rural Development\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Thomas A. Lyson and Charles M. Tolbert\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Social Institutions That Maintain and Reproduce Community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e18.    The Global\/Local Interface\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Alessandro Bonanno and Douglas H. Constance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e19.    Competition, Cooperation, and Local Governance\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Mildred E. Warner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e20.    Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Leland Glenna\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e21.    Promoting Educational Achievement: A Partnership of Families, Schools, and Communities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Lionel J. Beaulieu, Glenn D. Israel, and Ronald C. Wimberley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e22.    Rural Health Policy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\t\t\tLois Wright Morton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: People and the Environment: Tough Tradeoffs in an Era with Vanishing Buffers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e23.    Transforming Rural America: The Challenges of Land Use Change in the Twenty-First Century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Douglas B. Jackson-Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e24.    Community and Resource Extraction in Rural America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Lynn England and Ralph B. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e25.    Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Whose Home Is It Anyway?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Steven E. Daniels and Joan M. Brehm\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Changing National and International Policies: New Uncertainties and New Challenges\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e26.    What Role Can Community Play in Local Economic Development?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Gary Paul Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e27.    Devolution: Who Is Responsible for Rural America?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Jeffrey S. Sharp and Domenico M. Parisi\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e28.    Welfare Reform in Rural Areas: A Voyage through Uncharted Waters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Julie N. Zimmerman and Thomas A. Hirschl\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e29.    The Impact of Global Economic Practices on American Farming\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e         Philip McMichael\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e30.    Catalytic Community Development: A Theory of Practice for Changing Rural Society\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e        Kenneth E. Pigg and Ted K. Bradshaw\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConclusion: Challenges Become Opportunities: Trends and Policies Shaping the Future\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis E. Swanson and David L. Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReferences\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennsylvania State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400776687959,"sku":"9780271022420","price":33.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/challenges-for-rural-america-in-the-21st-century-rural-studies-9780271022420","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}