American Rural Communities
Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Small Town Demographics: Current Patterns of Community Change -- 3 Rethinking Assumptions About Farm and Community -- 4 Timber-Dependent Communities -- 5 Rapid Growth Effects on Rural Community Relations -- 6 The Character and Prospects of Rural Community Health and Medical Care -- 7 Education and Community -- 8 Religion and Community -- 9 Crime and Community -- 10 Community Development -- 11 Community Leadership -- 12 Leadership and Implementation in Rural Economic Development -- 13 Community and Social Change: How Do Small Communities Act? -- 14 Barriers and Opportunities for Community Development: A Summary -- Bibliography -- About the Editors and Contributors -- Index.