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Rural Poverty in the United States
Ann (Ed) Tickamyer
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Description for Rural Poverty in the United States
Paperback. Editor(s): Tickamyer, Ann; Sherman, Jennifer; Warlick, Jennifer. Num Pages: 464 pages, 62 figures. BIC Classification: JFFA; JFSF; KCM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
America's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. Rural Poverty in the United States examines why. What is it about the geography, demography, and history of rural communities that keeps them poor? In a comprehensive analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, Rural Poverty in the United States looks at access to human and social capital; food security; healthcare and the environment; homelessness; gender roles and relations; racial inequalities; and immigration trends to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural poverty. Contributors to this volume incorporate approaches from multiple disciplines, ... Read more
America's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. Rural Poverty in the United States examines why. What is it about the geography, demography, and history of rural communities that keeps them poor? In a comprehensive analysis that extends from the Civil War to the present, Rural Poverty in the United States looks at access to human and social capital; food security; healthcare and the environment; homelessness; gender roles and relations; racial inequalities; and immigration trends to isolate the underlying causes of persistent rural poverty. Contributors to this volume incorporate approaches from multiple disciplines, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
496
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231172233
SKU
V9780231172233
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About Ann (Ed) Tickamyer
Ann Tickamyer is professor of rural sociology at the College of Agricultural Science at the Pennsylvania State University. She is the coeditor of Economic Restructuring and Family Well-Being in Rural America (2011) and coauthor of Power, Change, and Gender Relations in Rural Java: A Tale of Two Villages (2012). Jennifer Sherman is an associate professor in the Department ... Read more
Reviews for Rural Poverty in the United States
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. The breadth is remarkable. No other volume exists today that draws the literature together so comprehensively and engagingly.
Linda Lobao, The Ohio State University
Linda Lobao, The Ohio State University