Rural Poverty in the United States
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (558 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231172230 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-08-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Rural Poverty in the United States examines why. America's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. They take a hard look at current and past programs to alleviate rural poverty and use their failures to suggest alternatives that could improve the well-being of rural Americans for years to come. These essays work hard to define rural poverty's specific metrics and markers, a critical step for building better policy and practice. Considering gender, race, and immigration, the book appreciates the overlooked structural and institutional dimensions of ongoing rural poverty and its larger social consequences.. What is it about the geography, demography, and history of rural communities that keeps them poor? In a comprehensive analysis that extends from the
Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and a fellow at the Institute for Research on Poverty. Ann Tickamyer is professor of rural sociology in the Department of Agricultural Economics, Sociology, and Education in the College of Agricultural Science at Pennsylvania State University. . She is the author of Those Who Work, Those Who Don’t: Poverty, Mor
No other volume exists today that draws the literature together so comprehensively and engagingly. It is a superb example of ‘actionable social science.’ (Tom Rudel, Rutgers University) . The breadth is remarkable. This book covers the historical development of rural poverty research and policy, brings together the core theoretical literature, and addresses significant substantive issues including food insecurity, race, migration, and housing. (Linda Lobao, The Ohio State University)Rural Poverty in the United States provides the most comprehensive analysis in decades of living conditions among poor people in rural America