Rural U.S.A.: Persistence and ChangeThomas R. Ford |
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... rural communities . FROM HERE TO WHERE ? In the predecessor to this volume , published more than a decade ago , Larson and Rogers ( 1964 : 60 ) listed seven major changes in the rural society at that time : 1. An increase in farm ...
... rural communities . FROM HERE TO WHERE ? In the predecessor to this volume , published more than a decade ago , Larson and Rogers ( 1964 : 60 ) listed seven major changes in the rural society at that time : 1. An increase in farm ...
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... rural people have come to share in the interests , concerns , and complex imagery of modern society . Rural society has become more heterogeneous and pluralistic . Traditional beliefs and life - styles coexist with romanticized faith in ...
... rural people have come to share in the interests , concerns , and complex imagery of modern society . Rural society has become more heterogeneous and pluralistic . Traditional beliefs and life - styles coexist with romanticized faith in ...
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... society - and others have romanticized primitive life close to " nature . " However , the protest against the extremities of modern society has not been confined to the widely publicized endeavors of various radical groups ( Kanter ...
... society - and others have romanticized primitive life close to " nature . " However , the protest against the extremities of modern society has not been confined to the widely publicized endeavors of various radical groups ( Kanter ...
Contents
Quality and Conflicts in Land | 19 |
People on the Land | 37 |
The Changing Character of the Nonmetropolitan | 55 |
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