The Hidden America
Subtitle: Social Problems in Rural America for the Twenty-First Century
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Pr
Published: April 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 325
ISBN-13: 9781575910475
Subjects: Rural communities; Social issues; USA; Sociology - Rural; Social Science; 1980-; Rural conditions; Social conditions; Social problems; United States; Sociology
Description: Moore dispels the myths that rural life does not contain urban problems, such as poor parenting and substance abuse, while its economy depends on farming or mineral extraction. The realities and recent changes in rural life mean that social services must adapt to the needs of the rural communities.