{"product_id":"rural-poverty-in-the-united-ann-tickamyer-9780231172233","title":"Rural Poverty in the United States","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerica's rural areas have always held a disproportionate share of the nation's poorest populations. \u003ci\u003eRural Poverty in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eRural Poverty in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors to this volume incorporate approaches from multiple disciplines, including sociology, economics, demography, race and gender studies, public health, education, criminal justice, social welfare, and other social science fields. They take a hard look at current and past programs to alleviate rural poverty and use their failures to suggest alternatives that could improve the well-being of rural Americans for years to come. These essays work hard to define rural poverty's specific metrics and markers, a critical step for building better policy and practice. Considering gender, race, and immigration, the book appreciates the overlooked structural and institutional dimensions of ongoing rural poverty and its larger social consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Tickamyer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231172230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231172233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2018","brand":"Ann Tickamyer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981518897407,"sku":"9780231172233","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a81a2e5-f83c-4b13-bcf1-1bd5b913e16f.jpg?v=1683256057","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rural-poverty-in-the-united-ann-tickamyer-9780231172233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}