Social Change in Rural Societies
Social Change in Rural Societies

Author: Everett M. Rogers

Publisher:

Published: 1972

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13:

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Introduction - social change and rural sociology; Maui concepts in sociology; Rural social instituitions; The process and consequences of planned change.

Technology And Social Change In Rural Areas
Technology And Social Change In Rural Areas

Author: Gene F Summers

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1000314111

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The possibility of nuclear war, the failure of the Green Revolution, the capabilities of genetic engineering, and other actual and potential effects of technological innovations have created demands for a more humane application of technology. Addressing this issue, Technology and Social Change in Rural Areas is a clear assessment of the current state of affairs. The book begins with a discussion of the changing paradigms of technology adoption and diffusion, the dynamics of public resistance, and the question of social responsibility in an age of synthetic biology. In subsequent sections, the contributors assess the revolutionary effect of technology on agriculture worldwide and conclude that radically new public policies are essential; expose the transformations of rural life and communities that result from the localized effects of technology and its use as a weapon in world-system politics; and critically examine the appropriate technology movement. The essays are presented to honor Professor Eugene A. Wilkening for his many pioneering and lasting contributions to the study of technology and rural social change. The book includes an intellectual biography of Professor Wilkening written by his long-time colleague and friend, William H. Sewell.

Our Changing Rural Society: Perspectives and Trends
Our Changing Rural Society: Perspectives and Trends

Author: Rural Sociological Society of America

Publisher: Ames : Iowa State University Press

Published: 1964

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 9780813812113

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Social structure, social change, social research, population distribution, family status, community development and the future of sociology in rural area USA. References at end of chapters. Many statistical tables.

Population Change and Rural Society
Population Change and Rural Society

Author: William A. Kandel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2006-10-12

Total Pages: 469

ISBN-13: 1402039026

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This book contains the latest research on social and economic trends occurring in rural America. It provides a unique focus on rural demography and the interaction between population dynamics and local social and economic change. It is also the first volume on rural population that exploits data from Census 2000 The book highlights major themes transforming contemporary rural areas and each is examined with an expanded overview and case study.

Rural Communities
Rural Communities

Author: Cornelia Butler Flora

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2018-03-05

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0429974329

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Communities in rural America are a complex mixture of peoples and cultures, ranging from miners who have been laid off in West Virginia, to Laotian immigrants relocating in Kansas to work at a beef processing plant, to entrepreneurs drawing up plans for a world-class ski resort in California's Sierra Nevada. Rural Communities: Legacy and Change uses its unique Community Capitals framework to examine how America's diverse rural communities use their various capitals (natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial, and built) to address the modern challenges that face them. Each chapter opens with a case study of a community facing a particular challenge, and is followed by a comprehensive discussion of sociological concepts to be applied to understanding the case. This narrative, topical approach makes the book accessible and engaging for undergraduate students, while its integrative approach provides them with a framework for understanding rural society based on the concepts and explanations of social science. This fifth edition is updated throughout with 2013 census data and features new and expanded coverage of health and health care, food systems and alternatives, the effects of neoliberalism and globalization on rural communities, as well as an expanded resource and activity section at the end of each chapter.

Social Transformation in Rural Canada
Social Transformation in Rural Canada

Author: John R. Parkins

Publisher: UBC Press

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0774823836

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The rapidly changing nature of life in Canadian rural communities is more than a simple response to economic conditions. People living in rural places are part of a new social agenda characterized by transformation of livelihoods, landscapes, and social relations – these profound changes invite us to reconsider the meanings of community, culture, and citizenship. Social Transformation in Rural Canada presents the work of researchers from a variety of fields who explore the dynamics of social transformation in rural settlements across several regions and sectors of the Canadian landscape. This volume provides a nuanced portrait of how local forms of action, adaptation, identity, and imagination are reshaping aboriginal and non-aboriginal communities in rural Canada. Unlike many previous studies, this work looks at rural communities not simply as places affected by external forces, but as incubators of change and social units with agency and purpose, many of which provide exemplary models for other communities facing challenges of transition.

Rural Society In The U.s.
Rural Society In The U.s.

Author: Don A Dillman

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-11

Total Pages: 399

ISBN-13: 1000310507

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Must rural Americans pay the price of urban progress and modern lifestyles? How will the increased pressures of the 1980s affect those who live and work in rural communities? In addressing these overriding questions the authors of this book take a serious look at such issues as who will operate our farms and how those farms will meet rising demands for food, how higher energy costs will change life in rural areas, the current and future needs of rural families and their communities, who in fact lives in these communities, and what can be done about escalating rural crime and recent social changes that have disrupted the traditional patterns of rural society. Because the United States is an interdependent system of rural and urban, of providers and consumers, these issues are vitally important to all-scholars, policy makers, and citizens alike. The contributors bring us up to date on the contemporary rural scene and offer suggestions for research essential to intelligent decision making about the challenges and problems the 1980s hold in store for rural America.