Critical Rural Theory: Structure, Space, Culture - Couverture rigide

Thomas, Alexander R.; Lowe, Brian; Fulkerson, Greg; Smith, Polly

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0739135597 ISBN 13 : 9780739135594

Editeur : Lexington Books, 2011

Synopsis

Critical Rural Theory is an attempt to bring together the concepts of structure, space, and culture in order to explain the relationship between rural communities and urban society. The overarching theme revolves around the many ways-structural, spatial, and cultural-in which urban systems create and maintain a hegemonic relationship with rural areas and people. Central to this theme is the concept of urbanormativity: the cultural assumption of the dominance and superiority of urban communities and patterns of life. Urbanormativity is an outgrowth of the structural forces in an urban society that favor the interests of cities over those of the countryside, of a generally exploitative relationship between the two. The structure of a society is encoded in the settlement space, which in turn influences one's experience. The experience of social space produces cultural dynamics that are reproduced from generation to generation. These mechanisms are explored through popular culture, physical patterns of urban expansion, and historical patterns of social change.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Alexander R. Thomas, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta. He is co-editor, with Dr. Gregory Fulkerson, of the Urban-Rural Dynamics book series. He has published numerous books and articles on cities and their relationship with the countryside, including In Gotham's Shadow, The Evolution of the Ancient City, and Critical Rural Theory. He is also author of the newly released book The Sociological Predicament.

Brian Lowe is assistant professor of sociology at SUNY College at Oneonta.

Greg Fulkerson is assistant professor of sociology at SUNY College at Oneonta.

Polly Smith is assistant professor of sociology at Utica College.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Lexington Books
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0739135597
• ISBN 13: 9780739135594
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
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• Personne responsable: non disponible