Rural People and Communities in the 21st Century: Resilience and Transformation

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Part I Thinking About Rural Places in Metropolitan Society
	1 Rurality in Metropolitan Societies
		The Development of Social Scientific thought about Rurality
		What Images and Attitudes Do People Have about Rural People and Places in Metropolitan Societies?
		Why Rural People and Places Matter in Urbanized Society
		Notes
		References
	2 Urbanization and Population Redistribution
		Conceptualizing and Measuring Urbanization
		Why Population Concentrates in Urban Places
		Urbanization can be Reversed
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	3 Rural Politics and Governance
		Rural Political Arenas
		Voting and Political Participation
		The Rural Vote in the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
Part II Rural Communities, Institutions, and Environments
	4 Understanding Community in Rural Society
		Understanding Community
		Has Urbanization Undermined Community?
		Community Lost or Community Transformed?
		Two Sociological Approaches to Understanding Community
		Are the Social Field and Social System Approaches Antagonistic?
		Community Power
		The Community Challenge: Balancing Autonomy and Collective Responsibility
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	5 Community Institutions in Rural Society
		Federalism and the Structure of Local Governance
		Education
		Health Care and Health Care Institutions in Rural America
		Conclusion
		Notes
		References
	6 Natural Resources and Social Change
		Natural Amenities: An Engine of Growth?
		Environmental Contexts for Community Development and Conflict
		Resource Extraction as a Social Process
		New forms of resource extraction: generating green and renewable energy
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
Part III Rural Populations
	7 Youth, Aging, and the Life Course
		Individual Aging Versus Population Aging
		Individual Aging in Rural Communities
		Challenges Facing Rural Youth and Young Adults
		Challenges Facing Older Rural Adults
		Population Aging in Rural Communities
		Three Community-Level Challenges of Rural Population Aging
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	8 Racial and Ethnic Minorities in Rural Areas
		Thinking about Race and Ethnicity
		Race and Rurality
		Race, Ethnicity, and Life Chances in Rural Areas
		American Indians in Rural Areas
		Latinos in Rural Areas and the Changing Patterns of Immigration
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
Part IV Rural Economy and Socioeconomic Wellbeing
	9 Making a Living in Rural Communities
		The Structure and Restructuring of Rural Opportunities
		The Rural Labor Force
		The Utilization of Rural Labor
		Local–Global Linkages
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	10 Farms, Farmers, and Farming in Contemporary Rural Society
		The Structure of Agriculture
		Family Farms and Farm Families
		The Food System
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
	11 Poverty Across Rural People and Places
		Who is Poor in the United States?
		Poverty as a Multi-Dimensional Concept
		Why are some Persons and Families more likely to be Poor than Others?
		Conclusions
		Notes
		References
Part V Conclusions
	12 A Transformed Rural Society: Challenges and Opportunities for the Future
		Long-Term Rural Transformations – a Changed Rural Demography
		Transformed Rural Economies
		Global–Local Connections
		Poverty and Inequality
		New and Changing Trends Affecting Rural America
		The Rural Policy Choice
		Rural Community Capacity Reconsidered
		Notes
		References
Index
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