Small-Town America
Finding Community, Shaping the Future
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Word Count
130,000 words, Guess
Page Count
520 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL28499449M
- ISBN-139780691157207
- OCLC Control Number818985212
- OCLC Control Numbersmalltownamerica0000wuth
- Library of Congress Control Number2012042793
Classifications
- LCCHT123.W88 2013
Description
"In Small-Town America, we meet factory workers, shop owners, retirees, teachers, clergy, and mayors--residents who show neighborliness in small ways, but who also worry about everything from school closings and their children's futures to the ups and downs of the local economy. Drawing on more than seven hundred in-depth interviews in hundreds of towns across America and three decades of census data, Robert Wuthnow shows the fragility of community in small towns. He covers a host of topics, including the symbols and rituals of small-town life, the roles of formal and informal leaders, the social role of religious congregations, the perception of moral and economic decline, and the myriad ways residents in small towns make sense of their own lives. Wuthnow also tackles difficult issues such as class and race, abortion, homosexuality, and substance abuse." -- Publisher's description.
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- Small-Town America: Finding Community, Shaping the Future
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