Population and Community in Rural America

Table of contents

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• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Figures and Tables ix
• Preface xiii
• 1 - Why Do People Move? 1
• 2 - The Socioeconomic and Political Context of Rural Population Change 25
• 3 - Migration and Population Change During the Era of Rural Dominance (1650­ 1880) 49
• 4 - Migration Streams in the Urban Era (1880-1970) 83
• 5 - Consequences of Migration During the Urban Era 111
• 6 - The Era of Residential Diversity (1960-?) 129
• 7 - Institutional and Scientific Forces Influencing Rural Population Studies 163
• 8 - Research Challenges for the Future 177
• Appendix 185
• Bibliography 199
• Name Index 219
• Subject Index 225

• Title Page iii
• Contents vii
• Figures and Tables ix
• Preface xiii
• 1 - Why Do People Move? 1
• 2 - The Socioeconomic and Political Context of Rural Population Change 25
• 3 - Migration and Population Change During the Era of Rural Dominance (1650­ 1880) 49
• 4 - Migration Streams in the Urban Era (1880-1970) 83
• 5 - Consequences of Migration During the Urban Era 111
• 6 - The Era of Residential Diversity (1960-?) 129
• 7 - Institutional and Scientific Forces Influencing Rural Population Studies 163
• 8 - Research Challenges for the Future 177
• Appendix 185
• Bibliography 199
• Name Index 219
• Subject Index 225
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