Economic restructuring and family well-being in rural America

ed. by Kristin E. Smith and Ann R. Tickamyer. Publ. in coop. with the Rural Sociological Society

"A compilation of policy-relevant research by a multidisciplinary group of scholars on the state of families in rural America in the twenty-first century. Examines the impact of economic restructuring on rural Americans and provides policy recommendations for addressing the challenges they face"--Provided by publisher

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Year of publication:	c 2011
Other Persons:	Smith, Kristin E. (contributor) ; Tickamyer, Ann R. (contributor)
Institutions:	Rural Sociological Society (contributor)
Publisher:	University Park, Penn. : Pennsylvania State Univ. Press
Subject:	Strukturwandel \| Structural change \| Sozialer Wandel \| Social change \| Agrarsoziologie \| Rural sociology \| Ländliche Wirtschaft \| Rural economy \| Sozialpolitik \| Social policy \| Regionalpolitik \| Regional policy \| USA \| United States
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Extent:	XII, 397 S. graph. Darst., Kt.
Series:	Rural studies series
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Sammelwerk ; Collection of articles of several authors
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index Enth. 16 Beitr. Changing economic opportunities and changing roles ; Rural economic restructuring : implications for children, youth, and families / Daniel T. Lichter and Deborah Roempke Graefe Employment hardship among rural men / Leif Jensen and Eric B. Jensen Changing roles : women and work in rural America / Kristin E. Smith Men without sawmills : job loss and gender identity in rural America / Jennifer Sherman Family change, economic hardship, and family adaptive strategies ; Economic restructuring and family structure change, 1980 to 2000 : a focus on female-headed families with children / Diane K. McLaughlin and Alisha J. Coleman-Jensen Patterns of family formation and dissolution in rural America and implications for well-being / Anastasia Snyder Job characteristics and economic survival strategies : the effect of economic restructuring and marital status in a rural county / Margaret K. Nelson Economic hardship, parenting, and family stability in a cohort of rural adolescents / Katherine Jewsbury Conger Low-wage employment ; Parents' work time in rural America : the growth of irregular schedules / Elaine McCrate Low-wage employment among minority women in nonmetropolitan areas : a decomposition analysis / Marlene Lee Regional variation of women in low-wage work across rural communities / Cynthia D. Anderson and Chih-Yuan Weng Work and family policy ; Strengthening rural communities through investment in youth education ; Employment, and training / Liliokanaio Peaslee and Andrew Hahn Child care in rural America / Nicole D. Forry and Susan K. Walker Health insurance in rural America / Deborah Roempke Graefe Livelihood practices in the shadow of welfare reform / Ann Tickamyer and Debra Henderson Poverty, work, and the local environment : TANF and EITC / Domenico Parisi, Steven Michael Grice, Guangqing Chi, and Jed Pressgrove Conclusions / Ann Tickamyer and Kristin E. Smith.
ISBN:	978-0-271-04861-1
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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