Against all odds : rural community in the information age / John C. Allen, Don A. Dillman
- Bib ID:
- 1939862
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Allen, John C. (John Conrad), 1954-
- Description:
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- Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1994
- xviii, 238 p. ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
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- 0813388422 (alkaline paper) (paperback)
- 081338821X (alkaline paper)
- Series:
- Rural studies series of the Rural Sociological Society.
- Summary:
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Not all small towns are ghostly relics; some, like Bremer in the Northwest wheat belt, are lively places, successfully negotiating the problems between the past, present, and future. Allen and Dillman explore Bremer's inner workings - from businesses to schools, the town council to the churches, the resident doctor to the annual county fair - giving us an insider's look at how this vibrant community has managed to survive. Focusing on community, the authors offer a model for understanding how this town has made it and how others like it can, too.
- Full contents:
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- 1. Confronting the Inevitable
- 2. Locating Bremer: Influences of Space and Time
- 3. Gaining Perspective: A Framework for Analysis
- 4. Agriculture: Reconciliation of Making a Living, Government, and a Way of Life
- 5. Bremer's Other Businesses: Each in Its Proper Place
- 6. More Important than Government: The Community Club
- 7. Gender: Women's Roles Have Changed, Most Men's Haven't
- 8. Medical Care: Fulfilling the Old Doctor's Account and Getting a Replacement
- 9. Education in Bremer: No Dropouts and a Winning Sports Program
- 10. Religion: A Tradition Bypassed?
- 11. Class and Social Life
- 12. Community Expression and Renewal: The Bremer Fair and Stock Show
- 13. Community in Bremer ... and the United States.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-233) and index.
- Subject:
- Washington (State) -- Rural conditions
- Other authors/contributors:
- Dillman, Don A., 1941-
- Copyright:
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- Published status:
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- Publication date:
- 1994
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