Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century

Published by Penn State University Press 2003

Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by: David L. Brown and Louis E. Swanson

In the series Rural Studies

https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271031439

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About this book

The twentieth century was one of profound transformation in rural America. Demographic shifts and economic restructuring have conspired to alter dramatically the lives of rural people and their communities. Challenges for Rural America in the Twenty-First Century defines these changes and interprets their implications for the future of rural America. The volume follows in the tradition of "decennial volumes" co-edited by presidents of the Rural Sociological Society and published in the Society's Rural Studies Series. Essays have been specially commissioned to examine key aspects of public policy relevant to rural America in the new century.

Contributors include:Lionel Beaulieu, Alessandro Bonnano, David Brown, Ralph Brown, Frederick Buttel, Ted Bradshaw, Douglas Constance, Steve Daniels, Lynn England, William Falk, Cornelia Flora, Jan Flora, Glenn Fuguitt, Nina Glasgow, Leland Glenna, Angela Gonzales, Gary Green, Rosalind Harris, Tom Hirschl, Douglas Jackson-Smith, Leif Jensen, Ken Johnson, Richard Krannich, Daniel Lichter, Linda Lobao, Al Luloff, Tom Lyson, Kate MacTavish, David McGranahan, Diane McLaughlin, Philip McMichael, Lois Wright Morton, Domenico Parisi, Peggy Petrzelka, Kenneth Pigg, Rogelio Saenz, Sonya Salamon, Jeff Sharp, Curtis Stofferahn, Louis Swanson, Ann Tickameyer, Leanne Tigges, Cruz Torres, Mildred Warner, Ronald Wimberley, Dreamal Worthen, and Julie Zimmerman.

Author / Editor information

Brown David L. :

David L. Brown is Professor of Rural Sociology at Cornell University and former President of the Rural Sociological Society.Swanson Louis E. :

Louis Swanson is Professor of Sociology at Colorado State University and former President of the Rural Sociological Society.

Reviews

“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.”
—E. J. Krieg, Choice

“Keeping with the tradition of the two earlier volumes (Dillman and Hobbs, 1982 and Christensen and Flora, 1991), this book is a must-read for those who want or need to understand the dynamics of rural America.”
—Paul Lasley, Iowa State University

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Introduction Rural America Enters the New Millennium David L. Brown and Louis E. Swanson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Who Lives in Rural America Today?
New Directions in Population Change and Diversity
1 Unpredictable Directions of Rural Population Growth and Migration Kenneth M. Johnson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 African Americans in Rural America Rosalind P. Harris and Dreamal Worthen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	32
3 American Indians Their Contemporary Reality and Future Trajectory Angela A. Gonzales Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	43
4 Latinos in Rural America Rogelio Saenz and Cruz C. Torres Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Reshuffling and Remaking Rural Families
5 What Do Rural Families Look Like Today? Katherine MacTavish and Sonya Salamon Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
6 Older Rural Families Nina Glasgow Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
7 Rural Children and Youth at Risk Daniel T. Lichter, Vincent J. Roscigno and Dennis J. Condron Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	97
8 Rural Women New Roles for the New Century? Ann R. Tickamyer and Debra A. Henderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
9 Rural Poverty The Persisting Challenge Leif Jensen, Diane K. McLaughlin and Tim Slack Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	118
Part II: A Transformed Rural Economy
10 How People Make a Living in Rural America David A. McGranahan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
11 Who Benefits from Economic Restructuring? Lessons from the Past, Challenges for the Future William W. Falk and Linda M. Lobao Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	152
12 Commuting A Good Job Nearby? Leann M. Tigges and Glenn V. Fuguitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	166
13 Continuities and Disjunctures in the Transformation of the U.S. Agro-Food System Frederick H. Buttel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
14 Tourism and Natural Amenity Development Real Opportunities? Richard S. Krannich and Peggy Petrzelka Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	190
Part III: The Rural Community: Is It Local? Is It a Community?
Perspectives on Community
15 Community Agency and Local Development A. E. Luloff and Jeffrey C. Bridger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
16 Social Capital Cornelia Butler Flora and Jan L. Flora Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	214
17 Civil Society, Civic Communities, and Rural Development Thomas A. Lyson and Charles M. Tolbert Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
The Social Institutions That Maintain and Reproduce Community
18 The Global/Local Interface Alessandro Bonanno and Douglas H. Constance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
19 Competition, Cooperation, and Local Governance Mildred E. Warner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	252
20 Religion Leland Glenna Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	262
21 Promoting Educational Achievement A Partnership of Families, Schools, and Communities Lionel J. Beaulieu, Glenn D. Israel and Ronald C. Wimberley Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	273
22 Rural Health Policy Lois Wright Morton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	290
Part IV: People and the Environment: Tough Tradeoffs in an Era with Vanishing Buffers
23 Transforming Rural America The Challenges of Land Use Change in the Twenty-First Century Douglas B. Jackson-Smith Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	305
24 Community and Resource Extraction in Rural America Lynn England and Ralph B. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317
25 Fur, Fins, and Feathers Whose Home Is It Anyway? Steven E. Daniels and Joan M. Brehm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
Part V: Changing National and International Policies: New Uncertainties and New Challenges
26 What Role Can Community Play in Local Economic Development? Gary Paul Green Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
27 Devolution Who Is Responsible for Rural America? Jeffrey S. Sharp and Domenico M. Parisi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	353
28 Welfare Reform in Rural Areas A Voyage through Uncharted Waters Julie N. Zimmerman and Thomas A. Hirschl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	363
29 The Impact of Global Economic Practices on American Farming Philip McMichael Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
30 Catalytic Community Development A Theory of Practice for Changing Rural Society Kenneth E. Pigg and Ted K. Bradshaw Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	385
Conclusion Challenges Become Opportunities: Trends and Policies Shaping the Future Louis E. Swanson and David L. Brown Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	397
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	407
Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	473
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	481