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Books on: rural social systems

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Rural Social Systems: A Textbook in Rural Sociology and Anthropology

Book by Charles P. Loomis, J. Allan Beegle; Prentice Hall, 1950

Subjects:

Sociology, Rural, United States--Social Conditions

Collections: Entire Library

RURAL SOCIAL SYSTEMS A TEXTBOOK IN RURAL SOCIOLOGY...Why a Book on Rural Social Systems? , 3 . What Is a Social...OF REFERENCE WHY A BOOK ON RURAL SOCIAL SYSTEMS? THIS VOLUME is organized around...
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Changing Rural Social Systems: Adaptation and Survival

Book by Nan E. Johnson, Ching-Li Wang; Michigan State University Press, 1997

Subjects:

Rural Development--Sociological Aspects--Cross-Cultural Studies, Rural Population--Cross-Cultural Studies, Rural Population--United States, Sociology, Rural, Sociology, Rural--Research

Collections: Entire Library

Can Structural-Functionalism be revised to account for adverse changes in these rural social systems? Can theoretical revisions then guide new forms of rural development in which communities rebuild familial and occupational systems so that social inequalities converge? In these essays, the answers ...
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Can Structural-Functionalism be revised to account for adverse changes in these rural social systems? Can theoretical revisions then guide new forms of rural development in which communities rebuild familial and occupational systems so that social inequalities converge? In these essays, the answers to both questions invite new propositions on how rural social systems are organized.
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Sociocybernetics: Complexity, Autopoiesis, and Observation of Social Systems

Book by Felix Geyer, Johannes Van Der Zouwen; Greenwood Press, 2001

Subjects:

Autopoiesis, Cybernetics--Social Aspects, Social Systems

Collections: Entire Library

...of freedom, controlling human or social systems, let alone understanding them, is becoming...useful index because it measures the gross social weight accumulating as sociosystems...heavy urban societies, spread or sparse rural, and light nomadic hunter-gatherer ones...
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Turrialba: Social Systems and the Introduction of Change

Book by Charles P. Loomis, Julio O. Morales, Roy A. Clifford, Olen E. Leonard; Free Press, 1953

Subjects:

Costa Rica--Rural Conditions, Turrialba (Costa Rica)--Social Conditions

Collections: Entire Library

...percent of the rural people in...system. All social systems have norms...related to social change as...changes of systems may be tested...for both rural and urban...all, social systems there are...differentials in social status. For example, in rural Costa Rica...
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The Concept of Indeterminism and Its Applications: Economics, Social Systems, Ethics, Artificial Intelligence, and Aesthetics

Book by Aron Katsenelinboigen; Praeger Publishers, 1997

Subjects:

Chaotic Behavior In Systems, Free Will And Determinism, Probabilities, System Theory

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

Scholars in various fields are exploring similar ideas to combat indeterminism when conditions seem chaotic and prohibit the use of a rigid program approach, even with probabilities. Many do not realize that they are dealing with the same issues that appear between chaos and full order (or ...
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Scholars in various fields are exploring similar ideas to combat indeterminism when conditions seem chaotic and prohibit the use of a rigid program approach, even with probabilities. Many do not realize that they are dealing with the same issues that appear between chaos and full order (or stochastic processes) in a phase that lends itself to the same formal treatment. Examples are observed in the development of social systems, the evaluation of corporate performance or of a position in chess. Conceptualization of this treatment requires a better understanding of indeterminism. The author contends that the category of indeterminism has its own meaning dealing with unavoidability.
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Journal Articles on: rural social systems

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Organizations and Social Systems: Organization Theory's Neglected Mandate

Journal article by Robert N. Stern, Stephen R. Barley; Administrative Science Quarterly, Vol. 41, 1996

Subjects:

Organizational behavior--Social aspects, Social systems--Research

Collections: Entire Library

...affect the social systems in which they are...all corners of social life and gradually...structures rooted in rural life. Members...problems. The study of social systems and social problems...agenda as the "social systems" perspective.(1...
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Comprehensive Community Initiatives: A Rural Perspective

Journal article by Lori Messinger; Social Work, Vol. 49, 2004

Subjects:

Rural families--Social aspects, Rural social services--Analysis, Social service, Rural--Analysis, United States--Demographic aspects

Collections: Entire Library

...Initiatives: A Rural Perspective...interrelatedness of social problems" (Ewalt...comprehensive systems approach that...the lowest on social and economic indicators. Like many rural areas in the...E. E. (1987). Rural social work. In A. Minahan...
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The Poverty of Hard Work: Multiple Jobs and Low Wages in Family Economies of Rural Utah Households

Journal article by Christina E. Gringeri; Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, Vol. 28, 2001

Subjects:

Public assistance--Services, Rural social services--Planning, Social service, Rural--Planning, Welfare--Services

Collections: Entire Library

...of the service. In rural areas and urban areas with poor transit systems, transportation is...1994) "Poverty and Social Context in Remote Rural Communities." Rural...lot of cows! Using Rural Womens Experience...Graduate School of Social Work
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The Sustainability of Rural Systems: Geographical Interpretations

Journal article by A.S. Mather; The Geographical Journal, Vol. 171, 2005

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Sustainability of Rural Systems: Geographical Interpretations (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...Sustainability of Rural Systems: Geographical...4020 0513 X Rural areas in developed...well as in social and economic...Sustainable Rural Systems, from which...economic, social and environmental...Sustainable farming systems concludes...Sustainable Rural System (p...
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Ethnic Entrepreneurship, Transmigration, and Social Integration: An Ethnographic Study of Chinese Restaurant Owners in Rural Western Canada

Journal article by Josephine Smart; Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, Vol. 32, 2003

Collections: Entire Library

...Restaurant Owners in Rural Western Canada...time that the social and economic...and cultural systems (Mintz 1998...entrepreneurs in rural Alberta are socially and economically...the issue of social integration as follows: (1) Rural restaurants...

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Magazine Articles on: rural social systems

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Reviving Rural Life

Magazine article by Joseph F. Coates, Jennifer Jarratt, Lara Ragunas; The Futurist, Vol. 26, March 1992

Subjects:

Rural development--Evaluation, Rural development--Management

Collections: Entire Library

...activities. The retirees, bringing pensions, Social Security, and savings bolstered by profits...Retirement communities in particular save rural hospitals from extinction. Rural hospitals...public facilities, including the school systems, transportation systems, and the local...
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The Rural Rebound

Magazine article by Kenneth M. Johnson, Calvin L. Beale; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 22, Spring 1998

Subjects:

Country life--Economic aspects, United States--Rural areas

Collections: Entire Library

...appetites for cultural, social, and educational...suggest that the rural revival may continue...political, and social climate. Because rural America no longer...migration. The fate of rural areas will be linked...political, and social forces-the forces...
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Rural Health Care: Good for the Economy?

Magazine article by Gretchen Flanders; State Legislatures, Vol. 25, June 1999

Subjects:

Community health services--Evaluation, Medicine, Rural--Evaluation, Rural health services--Evaluation

Collections: Entire Library

...lawmakers have been encouraging the development of health systems in rural areas in a variety of ways: * A law in Minnesota...or improvement of health care sites. * Exempting rural health systems from existing certificate of need laws. * Creating...
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Rural Schools, Long Overlooked, Gain Elusive Victory

Magazine article by Jordan Cross; School Administrator, Vol. 58, March 2001

Subjects:

Education law--Planning, Education, Rural--Evaluation, Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, Referendum--Planning, Rural schools--Management, School superintendents--Attitudes, Social policy--United States

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...the state of their rural school systems. The reauthorization...idea behind the Rural Education Initiative...smallest school systems--those with 600...for large urban systems. In fact, if a district...partially corrected and rural districts could...
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Agriculture Leads to the MDGs: Rural Development in Africa

Magazine article by Glenn Denning; UN Chronicle, Vol. 44, December 2007

Subjects:

Africa--Economic aspects, Agricultural industry--Planning, Rural development--Planning

Collections: Entire Library

...Foundation, and aims to spur rapid rural economic growth through multi-partner...are in support of better seed systems, improved soil health and improved...multifaceted nature of poverty in rural Africa through targeted public-sector investments that raise rural productivity and lead to increased...

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Newspaper Articles on: rural social systems

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Small Grant Scheme That Can Make a Big Difference in the Countryside; Mark Pearce, Advantage West Midlands Corporate Director for Economic Regeneration, Looks at the Positive Impact of a Grants Programme in the Rural Regeneration Zone

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), December 7, 2007

Subjects:

Community development, Rural development

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...scheme which can provide a real boost to rural communities and enrich the lives of many...in supporting projects which encourage social inclusion and community vibrancy. The...centres new computers when their own IT systems crashed. A classic example of a rural...
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Effective Rural Develpment 'Needs Farmers'

Newspaper article; The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), January 27, 2001

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...business expertise and drive and their families are the social fabric of rural areas. Addressing a meeting of the Unions North...farmers involvement and to arrange their information systems to promote a simple and straightforward message. The...
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RURAL MATTERS: There Are Some Policing Initiatives We Can Change for the Better

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), August 2, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the service provided in rural areas. Villagers complain...broken forever. Telephone systems become more sophisticated...authorities now have an anti-social behaviour unit - sometimes...domestic crime and anti-social behaviour in town centres...farms and visiting other rural businesses.
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Timber: Growth Industry; Rural Affairs Editor Andrew Forgrave Reports on a Major Modern Revival for an Ancient Building Material

Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), January 24, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Timber: Growth Industry; Rural Affairs Editor Andrew Forgrave Reports...energy-efficient doors, post and beamconstruction systems, closed panels and joinery. In reality...manager, believes public buildings and social housing are also fertile territory...
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Such an Unjust Rural Crisis

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), November 7, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...that the state of the rural economy is failing the...more so, from MAFF. Social exclusion within the...Firms must monitor water systems Sir, - Your article...assessments of their water systems. Danger areas include...and air-conditioning systems, calorifiers, spa baths...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: rural social systems

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Caste

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...scholars, in fact, deny that true caste systems are found outside India. The caste is...their choice of occupation and degree of social participation. Marriage outside the caste...change has remained strong, especially in rural areas. As increased industrialization...
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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...basins. Other notable river systems include the Connecticut...least diversified and the most rural in colonial America. In religion...development. However, economic and social growth continued, and by the...conventional wisdom about Iraqs weapon systems, and called for changes in...
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China

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...policy of "One Country, Two Systems," China reached agreements...Official corruption, economic, social, and ethnic inequality, and oppressive rural taxes sparked an increasing...for the development of a "socialist market economy" in which the...
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Local Government

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...services, and some aspects of social welfare and public order. An...most countries have complex systems of local government, those of...has retained more authority in rural than in urban areas, where incorporated...of the local power. In both rural and urban areas the local governments...
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Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...states having different social and economic systems. The Cuban Missile...measures aimed at loosening social restraints. The measures...Stuart, The Soviet Rural Economy (1984); L...Hosking, The First Socialist Society (1985) and...

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