Rural communities

The Natural Family Where It Belongs emphasizes the vital bond of the natural family to an agrarian-like household, where the "e;sexual"e; merges with the "e;economic"e; through marriage and child-rearing and where the family is defined by its material efforts.

Southeast Asia has been portrayed as a key site in the global land grab.

Southeast Asia has been portrayed as a key site in the global land grab.

Published in 1995 this book provides an account of a detailed research project focusing on a rural school in West Virginia.

Published in 1995 this book provides an account of a detailed research project focusing on a rural school in West Virginia.

Access to quality services and community infrastructure are vital parts of supporting sustainable and resilient rural and small town places.

Access to quality services and community infrastructure are vital parts of supporting sustainable and resilient rural and small town places.

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

Building Strong Communities is an introductory textbook that contains practical tools, down-to-earth frameworks and useful methods, a valuable resource for working with communities.

Examining how British writers are addressing the urgent matter of how we form and express group belonging in the 21st century, this book brings together a range of international scholars to explore the ongoing crises, developments and possibilities inherent in the task of representing community in the present.

Examining how British writers are addressing the urgent matter of how we form and express group belonging in the 21st century, this book brings together a range of international scholars to explore the ongoing crises, developments and possibilities inherent in the task of representing community in the present.

The image of the family farm as storehouse of the traditional values that built this nationself-reliance, resourcefulness, civic pride, family strength, concern for neighbors and community, honesty, and friendlinesspersists, as many recent surveys show.

How the urban-rural divide drives partisan polarization Why have Americans living in different places come to experience politics as a battle between ';us' and ';them'?

Agrarian transformations within and across countries have been significantly and dynamically altered during the past few decades compared to previous eras, provoking a variety of reactions from rural poor communities worldwide.

Agrarian transformations within and across countries have been significantly and dynamically altered during the past few decades compared to previous eras, provoking a variety of reactions from rural poor communities worldwide.

The struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century ago.

The struggle over land has been the central issue in Zimbabwe ever since white settlers began to carve out large farms over a century ago.

Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders.

Rural poverty is often unseen or misperceived by outsiders.

Comprising seven edited pieces of detailed empirical work drawn from recent research, this title reveals the dynamics behind the movements of poor people in South and South East Asia and Africa.

Comprising seven edited pieces of detailed empirical work drawn from recent research, this title reveals the dynamics behind the movements of poor people in South and South East Asia and Africa.

This is the first world history of peasants.

This is the first world history of peasants.

Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class mothers in this compelling and timely book.

Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class mothers in this compelling and timely book.

This multimethod study of crime and the elderly in a small-town setting approaches the related issues from varied perspectives and ultimately presents a different picture of fear of crime among the elderly than that which dominates the current literature.

This multimethod study of crime and the elderly in a small-town setting approaches the related issues from varied perspectives and ultimately presents a different picture of fear of crime among the elderly than that which dominates the current literature.

In reading Old, Female, and Rural, youll discover just that--the reality concerning the daily living situations of the nations older female populations in rural places.

In reading Old, Female, and Rural, youll discover just that--the reality concerning the daily living situations of the nations older female populations in rural places.

Doing Educational Research in Rural Settings is a much-needed guide for educational researchers whose research interests are located outside metropolitan areas in places that are generically considered to be rural.

Doing Educational Research in Rural Settings is a much-needed guide for educational researchers whose research interests are located outside metropolitan areas in places that are generically considered to be rural.

Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces.

Rural societies around the world are changing in fundamental ways, both at their own initiative and in response to external forces.

This book reports the findings of two field studies conducted between 1993 and 2001 in seven townships and six provinces in China.

This book reports the findings of two field studies conducted between 1993 and 2001 in seven townships and six provinces in China.

With China's rapid advancements in urbanization and industrialization, there has been significant labor movement away from agriculture in the rural regions.

With China's rapid advancements in urbanization and industrialization, there has been significant labor movement away from agriculture in the rural regions.

This collection of original chapters, written by prominent social scientists, elucidates the theory and practice of contemporary rural sociology.

This collection of original chapters, written by prominent social scientists, elucidates the theory and practice of contemporary rural sociology.

This edited collection challenges the urban-centric nature of much feminist work on gender and education.

This edited collection challenges the urban-centric nature of much feminist work on gender and education.

There has been a recent expansion of interest in cultural approaches to rural communities and to the economic and social situation of rurality more broadly.

There has been a recent expansion of interest in cultural approaches to rural communities and to the economic and social situation of rurality more broadly.

Rural Identities investigates and engages with the ways in which ideas of the English countryside and rural nature, are enrolled into and fashion the narratives of Englishness.

Rural Identities investigates and engages with the ways in which ideas of the English countryside and rural nature, are enrolled into and fashion the narratives of Englishness.

Policing reveals much about rural society.

Policing reveals much about rural society.

This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study.

This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study.