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# Rural Communities: Legacy + Change

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## Description

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.

Review: Clear and concise. - Used for a graduate school course in community development. Easy to read & understand concepts
Review: Excellent book, quick delivery. - This book was extremely informative and was delivered quickly after I signed up for fall 2019 term undergraduate course (Human Services in Rural Communities). There are a lot of historical, statistical, and anecdotal examples/information that helped understand the issues facing the rural and non-rural population.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #971,348 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #260 in Sociology of Rural Areas #533 in Government Social Policy #604 in Public Policy (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 75 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Clear and concise.
*by A***N on December 27, 2019*

Used for a graduate school course in community development. Easy to read & understand concepts

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book, quick delivery.
*by J***E on November 27, 2020*

This book was extremely informative and was delivered quickly after I signed up for fall 2019 term undergraduate course (Human Services in Rural Communities). There are a lot of historical, statistical, and anecdotal examples/information that helped understand the issues facing the rural and non-rural population.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good book
*by C***N on December 7, 2018*

Good textbook for rural geography class

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