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Rural Communities

Legacy & Change. Study guide

By: Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Butler Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg,Louis E. Swanson

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Rural Communities

Legacy & Change. Study guide

By: Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Butler Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg,Louis E. Swanson

Rural America is a complex mixture of peoples and cultures struggling for survival. It ranges in character from workers in manufacturing plants in Georgia to Laotian immigrants who have relocated in Kansas; from farmers committed to sustainable agriculture to entrepreneurs planning a world-class ski resort in California's Sierra Nevadas; from laid-off miners in West Virginia to Native Americans in the Southwest searching for an economy consistent with their cultural values. These are all parts of rural America, seldom heard of in the mass media but deeply reflective of the legacies left by those who settled the land.This revised and updated edition of Rural Communities bridges the gap between social theory and community change by focusing on the problems that face rural America and offering students a framework for applying sociological concepts. The authors explore such issues as the diversity among rural communities; the interactions between communities and the economy; the governmental, economic, and social resources available in rural communities; and how communities organize for action. Although the authors explore community change within a rural context, their findings are applicable to urban neighborhoods as well. The notion of empowerment - that the understanding and analysis provided through the social sciences can result in community action - is unique to this book.This book can be used as a text for introductory courses in rural sociology, social problems, and community studies or by community groups to explore their own responses to a variety of problems. The book is also the companion text to a PBS college-level telecourse and television series premiering in Spring 1993.

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081331478X

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Pentecostalism in Colombia

Baptism by Fire and Spirit

By: Cornelia Butler Flora

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Pentecostalism in Colombia

Baptism by Fire and Spirit

By: Cornelia Butler Flora

This sociological study details the nature of the Pentecostal movement in Colombia, the comparative pattering of precedent conditions in a regional system and among individuals, the comparative internal structure of the movement and its reflection in the membership, and the consequences of the movement's emergence and survival on municipios and individuals.

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Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press

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0838615783

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Rural Communities

Legacy + Change

By: Cornelia Butler Flora

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Legacy + Change

By: Cornelia Butler Flora

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.

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Routledge

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0429974329

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Rural Communities Study Guide

By: Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg

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Rural Communities Study Guide

By: Jan L. Flora,Cornelia Flora,Elizabeth Houdek,Mark Weinberg

This book examines the process of rural community development and transition—exploring the ways in which history, culture, and policies limit change as well as the extent to which local community resources can mobilize to support efforts for community change.

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1000310337

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