Small-Town America Finding Community, Shaping the Future

Name: Small-Town America Finding Community, Shaping the Future
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ISBN: 9780691157207

ISBN-10: 0691157200

ISBN-13: 9780691157207

Edition: 2013

Authors: Robert Wuthnow

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More than thirty million Americans live in small, out-of-the-way places. Many of them could have chosen to join the vast majority of Americans who live in cities and suburbs. They could live closer to better paying jobs, more convenient shopping, a wider range of educational opportunities, and more robust health care. But they have opted to live differently.InSmall-Town America, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors--residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than seven hundred in-depth interviews in…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 6/4/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 520
Size: 0.10" wide x 0.10" long x 0.10" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Robert Wuthnow, a native of Kansas, teaches sociology and directs the Center for the Study of Religion at Princeton University. He is the author of many books about American religion and culture, including "Remaking the Heartland: Middle America since the 1950s" and "Small-Town America: Finding Community, Shaping the Future" (both Princeton).



List of Figures


List of Profiles


Preface



Introduction



You Have to Deal with Everybody: The Inhabitants of Small Towns



Going to Be Buried Right Here: How Residents View Their Towns



Community Spirit: Small-Town Identities That Bind



The Frog Pond: Making Sense of Work and Money



Leadership: Earning Respect, Improving the Community



Habits of Faith: The Social Role of Small-Town Congregations



Contentious Issues: The Moral Sentiments of Community Life



Washington Is Broken: Politics and the New Populism



Keep Your Doors Open: Shaping the Future



Concluding Reflections: Community in Small Towns


Afterword


Methodology


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index