Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... population density , the environmental milieu of the city is appreciably different from that of smaller towns , villages , and rural areas . So long as these en- vironmental differences persist , differences in social life will also ...
... population density , the environmental milieu of the city is appreciably different from that of smaller towns , villages , and rural areas . So long as these en- vironmental differences persist , differences in social life will also ...
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... population density . This explanation is less valid now . for rural society in the United States , since virtually all of our rural residents are able to receive the latest news and views of events in the world via radio and television ...
... population density . This explanation is less valid now . for rural society in the United States , since virtually all of our rural residents are able to receive the latest news and views of events in the world via radio and television ...
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... population density , by relatively small- scale social organizations , and by distinctive occupations and patterns of consumption . Despite modern transportation systems and electronic media , physical distance and low density of population ...
... population density , by relatively small- scale social organizations , and by distinctive occupations and patterns of consumption . Despite modern transportation systems and electronic media , physical distance and low density of population ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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