Small-town America [electronic resource] : finding community, shaping the future / Robert Wuthnow.

Small-town America [electronic resource] : finding community, shaping the future / Robert Wuthnow.

9781400846498 (electronic book)
9780691157207

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 2013.

English

1 online resource (xvii, 498 pages) : illustrations

HT123 .W88 2013eb

307.760973

"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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