Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty First Century (Rural Studies)

Contents......Page 8
List of Figures......Page 12
List of Tables......Page 14
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Part I: Who Lives in Rural America Today?......Page 34
1 Unpredictable Directions of Rural Population Growth and Migration......Page 36
2 African Americans in Rural America......Page 49
3 American Indians: Their Contemporary Reality and Future Trajectory......Page 60
4 Latinos in Rural America......Page 74
5 What Do Rural Families Look Like Today?......Page 90
6 Older Rural Families......Page 103
7 Rural Children and Youth at Risk......Page 114
8 Rural Women: New Roles for the New Century?......Page 126
9 Rural Poverty: The Persisting Challenge......Page 135
Part II: A Transformed Rural Economy......Page 150
10 How People Make a Living in Rural America......Page 152
11 Who Benefits from Economic Restructuring?......Page 169
12 Commuting: A Good Job Nearby?......Page 183
13 Continuities and Disjunctures in the Transformation of the U.S. Agro-Food System......Page 194
14 Tourism and Natural Amenity Development: Real Opportunities?......Page 207
Part III: The Rural Community: Is It Local? Is It a Community?......Page 218
15 Community Agency and Local Development......Page 220
16 Social Capital......Page 231
17 Civil Society, Civic Communities, and Rural Development......Page 245
18 The Global/Local Interface......Page 258
19 Competition, Cooperation, and Local Governance......Page 269
20 Religion......Page 279
21 Promoting Educational Achievement: A Partnership of Families, Schools, and Communities......Page 290
22 Rural Health Policy......Page 307
Part IV: People and the Environment: Tough Tradeoffs in an Era with Vanishing Buffers......Page 320
23 Transforming Rural America: The Challenges of Land Use Change in the Twenty-First Century......Page 322
24 Community and Resource Extraction in Rural America......Page 334
25 Fur, Fins, and Feathers: Whose Home Is It Anyway?......Page 346
Part V: Changing National and International Policies: New Uncertainties and New Challenges......Page 358
26 What Role Can Community Play in Local Economic Development?......Page 360
27 Devolution: Who Is Responsible for Rural America?......Page 370
28 Welfare Reform in Rural Areas: A Voyage through Uncharted Waters......Page 380
29 The Impact of Global Economic Practices on American Farming......Page 392
30 Catalytic Community Development: A Theory of Practice for Changing Rural Society......Page 402
Conclusion: Challenges Become Opportunities: Trends and Policies Shaping the Future......Page 414
References......Page 424
Contributors......Page 490
Index......Page 498