Small-town America: finding community, shaping the future

2013; Association of College and Research Libraries; Volume: 51; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5860/choice.51-2385

ISSN

1943-5975

Autores

Robert Wuthnow,

Tópico(s)

Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism

Resumo

List of Figures vii List of Profiles ix Preface xi 1- Introduction 1 2- You Have to Deal with Everybody: The Inhabitants of Small Towns 17 3- Going to Be Buried Right Here: How Residents View Their Towns 51 4- Community Spirit: Small-Town Identities That Bind 101 5- The Frog Pond: Making Sense of Work and Money 139 6- Leadership: Earning Respect, Improving the Community 177 7- Habits of Faith: The Social Role of Small-Town Congregations 217 8- Contentious Issues: The Moral Sentiments of Community Life 263 9- Washington Is Broken: Politics and the New Populism 291 10- Keep Your Doors Open: Shaping the Future 319 11- Concluding Reflections: Community in Small Towns 341 Afterword 361 Methodology 365 Notes 391 Selected Bibliography 449 Index 469

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