"Lord, We're Just Trying to Save Your Water:" Environmental Activism and Dissent in the Appalachian South, by Suzanne Marshall
In: Rural sociology, Band 69, Heft 3, S. 453-456
ISSN: 1549-0831
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In: Rural sociology, Band 69, Heft 3, S. 453-456
ISSN: 1549-0831
In: Public opinion quarterly: journal of the American Association for Public Opinion Research, Band 50, Heft 3, S. 455-458
ISSN: 0033-362X
In: Social science quarterly, Band 63, Heft 4, S. 808-809
ISSN: 0038-4941
In: Journal of vocational behavior, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 35-44
ISSN: 1095-9084
In: Spatial Demography, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 1-2
ISSN: 2164-7070
In: Sociological focus: quarterly journal of the North Central Sociological Association, Band 39, Heft 1, S. 19-35
ISSN: 2162-1128
In: Rural sociology, Band 68, Heft 3, S. 366-386
ISSN: 1549-0831
Abstract Metropolitan encroachment into surrounding countrysides has had noticeable consequences on American agriculture. This research examines gross farm sales in five categories of crops and five categories of livestock and poultry by county proximity to metropolitan areas. A seven‐category classification of counties was derived from the 1983 and 1993 Economic Research Service/Beale rural‐urban codes and used in the analysis. Our findings showed a significant metropolitan influence on agricultural sales of crop and livestock commodities, particularly those commodities that can be intensively produced on few numbers of acres. Some of this influence is attributed to the rapid growth of the urban areas during the past quarter century. Our results challenge widely‐held traditional perceptions about the spatial organization of agricultural production in the United States.
In: Deviant behavior: an interdisciplinary journal, Band 19, Heft 4, S. 361-395
ISSN: 1521-0456
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 37, Heft 3, S. 429-447
ISSN: 1533-8525
In: Sociological spectrum: the official Journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Band 13, Heft 1, S. 3-3
ISSN: 1521-0707
In: Sociological spectrum: the official Journal of the Mid-South Sociological Association, Band 11, Heft 1, S. 3-3
ISSN: 1521-0707
In: Spatial demography book series, volume 1
With a unique focus on middle-range theory, this book details the application of spatial analysis to demographic research as a way of integrating and better understanding the different transitional components of the overall demographic transition. This book first details key concepts and measures in modern spatial demography and shows how they can be applied to middle-range theory to better understand people, places, communities and relationships throughout the world. Next, it shows middle-range theory in practice, from using spatial data as a proxy for social science statistics to examining the effect of "frackingℓ́ℓ in Pennsylvania on the formation of new coalitions among environmental advocacy organizations. The book also traces future developments and offers some potential solutions to promoting and facilitating instruction in spatial demography. This volume is an ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in courses involving spatial analyses in the social sciences, from sociology and political science to economics and educational research. In addition, scholars and others interested in the role that geographic context plays in relation to their research will find this book a helpful guide in further developing their work
In: Journal of vocational behavior, Band 25, Heft 3, S. 325-343
ISSN: 1095-9084
In: Journal of vocational behavior, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 332-346
ISSN: 1095-9084