Rural Communities

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.