Rural Communities
Legacy And Change
Westview Press Inc
1st Edition
Published on 4. August 1992
Book
Hardback
334 pages
978-0-8133-1476-1 (ISBN)
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Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-1476-1 (9780813314761)
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Rural Communities
Legacy And Change, Faculty Guide
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07/1992
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Content
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.