Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... cities were so dire that the sub- sistence possibilities in the rural areas looked comparatively attractive . Outmovement was deferred until better times , and some return flow from the cities was received . On the other hand , the ...
... cities were so dire that the sub- sistence possibilities in the rural areas looked comparatively attractive . Outmovement was deferred until better times , and some return flow from the cities was received . On the other hand , the ...
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... cities for work or for trade and services , even when the city in question is a nonmetropolitan place rather than a ... cities and towns . RURAL FERTILITY . Throughout American history birth rates have been higher in rural areas than in ...
... cities for work or for trade and services , even when the city in question is a nonmetropolitan place rather than a ... cities and towns . RURAL FERTILITY . Throughout American history birth rates have been higher in rural areas than in ...
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... cities to those of more sparsely settled areas " ( p . 51 ) . Rural people , both blacks and whites , scored higher on this Index of Well - Being than city people ( pp . 52-53 ) . A substantial relationship was also found between level ...
... cities to those of more sparsely settled areas " ( p . 51 ) . Rural people , both blacks and whites , scored higher on this Index of Well - Being than city people ( pp . 52-53 ) . A substantial relationship was also found between level ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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