Rural communities : legacy & change

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Rural communities : legacy & change

Cornelia Butler Flora ... [et al.]

Westview Press, 1992

  • paper

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"The Annenberg/CPB Project"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references and index

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ISBN 9780813314761

内容説明

This book focuses on the problems that face rural America and offers students a framework for applying sociological concepts. It can be used as a text for introductory courses in rural sociology, social problems, and community studies courses or by community groups to explore their own responses to a variety of problems. The book is also the companion text to a PSB college-level telecourse and television series starting in the USA in the spring of 1993. The telecourse consists of 13 one-hour videotapes, portraying the experiences of 15 rural communities across the United States. The complete telecourse consists of the videotapes, this text, a study guide and a faculty manual.

目次

  • Part 1 The evolution of community identity: the rural landscape
  • economy and community
  • community and culture
  • legacy and social class. Part 2 Economy and society: capital and community
  • the global economy
  • consumption in rural America. Part 3 Community resources: the character of rural governments
  • economic infrastructure
  • social infrastructure. Part 4 Toward community empowerment: power in communities
  • special needs
  • generating community change.
巻冊次

paper ISBN 9780813314778

内容説明

Rural America is a complex mixture of peoples and cultures struggling for survival through innovative approaches to their problems. These people range from laid-off miners in West Virginia to Laotian immigrants relocating in Kansas to entrepreneurs planning a world-class ski resort in Californias Sierra Nevada. These rural Americans are seldom heard of in the mass media but are deeply reflective of the legacies left by those who settled the land.This book focuses on the various problems of rural America and offers communities and students a framework for understanding rural society based on the concepts and explanations of social science. Issues covered include racial and cultural diversity; governmental, economic, and social resources; and how communities organize for action and change. The book is a companion text to a PBS college-level telecourse and television series, which details the experiences of fifteen rural communities across the United States. It can also be used as a textbook for courses on American society, social problems, and communities.For information about purchasing videocassettes, taping off-air, or licensing the telecourse, call the Annenberg/CPB Collection at 1-800-LEARNER. Rural America is a complex mixture of peoples and cultures struggling for survival. It ranges in character from workers in manufacturing plants in Georgia to Laotian immigrants who have relocated in Kansas; from farmers committed to sustainable agriculture to entrepreneurs planning a world-class ski resort in Californias Sierra Nevadas; from laid-off miners in West Virginia to Native Americans in the Southwest searching for an economy consistent with their cultural values. These are all parts of rural America, seldom heard of in the mass media but deeply reflective of the legacies left by those who settled the land.This book bridges the gap between social theory and community change by focusing on the problems that face rural America and offering students a framework for applying sociological concepts. The authors explore such issues as the diversity among rural communities; the interactions between communities and the economy; the governmental, economic, and social resources available in rural communities; and how communities organize for action. Although the authors explore community change within a rural context, their findings are applicable to urban neighborhoods as well. The notion of empowermentthat the understanding and analysis provided through the social sciences can result in community actionis unique to this book.This book can be used as a text for introductory courses in rural sociology, social problems, and community studies or by community groups to explore their own responses to a variety of problems. The book is also the companion text to a PBS college-level telecourse and television series premiering in Spring 1993. The telecourse consists of thirteen one-hour videotapes, portraying the experiences of fifteen rural communities from across the United States. The complete telecourse consists of the videotapes, this text, a study guide, and a faculty manual.For information about purchasing videocassettes, taping off-air, or licensing the telecourse, call the Annenberg/CPB Collection at 1-800-LEARNER.

目次

  • The Evolution Of Community Identity
  • The Rural Landscape
  • Economy and Community
  • Community and Culture
  • Legacy and Social Class
  • Economy And Society
  • Capital and Community
  • The Global Economy
  • Consumption in Rural America
  • Community Resources
  • The Character of Rural Governments Economic Infrastructure Social Infrastructure
  • Toward Community Empowerment
  • Power in Communities Special Needs Generating Community Change

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