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1. Rural Poverty Resource Directory. 2nd Edition.

Author

Rural Sociological Society, Bozeman, MT. and Summers, Gene F.

Abstract

This directory contains names and contact information for over 50 social scientists who are available for consultation on policy issues related to poverty in rural America. Part I is organized by topics that are relevant to rural poverty policies and legislation. Under each topic heading are the names; university affiliations; addresses; and E-mail, telephone, and fax numbers of specialists whose research focuses on the particular topic. Entries also indicate the types of services specialists provide: briefings, hearings, analysis, or phone consultations. Topics include business strategies and wages; child welfare; global restructuring; health status; housing discrimination; industrial home-working; job training programs; labor market discrimination; labor market participation; migrant farm workers; migration; NAFTA; nutrition; resource dependent communities; rural African Americans; rural crime; rural elderly; rural enterprise zones; rural families; rural Head Start; rural health care systems; rural housing; rural jobs programs; rural Latinos; rural Native Americans; rural policy; rural schools and education; small business development; spatial distribution of poverty; teen pregnancy; transportation; unemployment and underemployment; welfare participation; women, infants, and children; and the working poor. Part II provides an alphabetical listing of specialists; entries include contact information, a biographical sketch, and topic specialties. (LP)

Published
1996

2. Rural Poverty: A Teaching Guide and Sourcebook.

Author

Rural Sociological Society, Bozeman, MT. and Summers, Gene F.

Abstract

During an extensive search for college curricula focused on rural poverty, the Rural Sociological Society's Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty identified only a dozen such courses being taught in the United States today. This guidebook provides professors and instructors with a conveniently organized set of sample syllabi and instructional resources for introducing students to rural poverty in America. Parts I and II contain complete syllabi of four courses devoted entirely to rural poverty and of three courses that incorporate rural poverty as a major element. "The Economics of Poverty: Human Resources and Public Policy" (Refugio I. Rochin) emphasizes economic dimensions of rural poverty and public policy "remedies." In "Rural Minorities and Poverty in the U.S." (Gene F. Summers), students concentrate on rural counties characterized by persistent poverty and minority group population, and use theories of poverty to construct a public policy program. "New Challenges of Poverty in Appalachia" (Sally Ward Maggard) is a summer honors course taught by correspondence to students with first-hand experience of poverty. "Rural Minority Groups and Poverty" (Bruce Williams) is a summer course focusing on poverty among African Americans in the Mississippi Delta. "Social Psychology of the Disadvantaged" (Andre D. Hammonds) emphasizes theories of poverty causation and attitudes toward poverty of the poor and nonpoor. "Poverty in the United States: Social and Demographic Dimensions" (Leif Jensen) is a graduate course with an experiential element. "Social Problems" (Allison B. Lee) focuses on social stratification and consequent inequalities, and features student research and "reaction journals." Part III lists over 500 teaching resources, including textbooks; statistical resources; organizations concerned with rural poverty; films and videos (with annotations); bibliographies, journal articles, and book chapters (with topic index); and anthologies, books, and monographs. (SV)

Published
1993

3. Working Together for a Change: Creating Pathways from Poverty.

Author

Rural Sociological Society. and Summers, Gene F.

Abstract

In this report, the Rural Sociological Society Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty presents 11 Pathways from Poverty (PfP) state-team efforts and accomplishments. Education and training are themes that appear here and there throughout the strategies described. Many PfP state teams have formed alliances with state rural development councils that are funded jointly by state and federal governments and administered through the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Chapters are: (1) "Who's Poor in Rural America?" (Gene F. Summers, Jennifer Sherman) gives comparative statistics and national demographics; (2) "West Virginia: Good Things Come in Small Bunches" (Marc Kennedy) describes small business entrepreneurs; (3) "New York: Expert Advice" (Bill Lueders) explains the state's principles for turning vision into reality; (4) "Connecticut: Welfare Simulation, Networking Opens Doors to Understanding" (Bill Keenan) describes a sensitization process to foster awareness toward welfare participants; (5) "Maine: Building Highways of Knowledge and Experience" (Jeff Ford) describes putting knowledge about and experiences from poor people on-line; (6) "Oklahoma: A Portrait of Poverty" (Judith Davidoff) describes an ethnographic field study to give a human dimension to aggregate statistical data; (7) "South Carolina: Growing Leaders from the Grass Roots" (Linda Falkenstein) reports on networking with community groups; (8) "Ohio: Appalachia Savors Its Past as It Looks to Its Future" (Marc Kennedy) reports on a resource booklet cataloging low-cost anti-poverty projects; (9) "Montana: Breaking New Ground" (Elizabeth McBride) reports on affordable housing; (10) "New Mexico: The Pueblo Perspective" (Jeff Ford) describes cultural approaches to job training and development; (11) "Minnesota: Sowing Solutions" (Jeanne Dosch) describes two community-based pilot projects; (12) "Guam: Island Swept Up in a Tide of Change" (Harvey Black) focuses on parental needs; and (13) "Rules for Working Together" (Gene F. Summers) lists 10 guiding principles for creating and sustaining pathways from poverty. Members of the Task Force on Persistent Rural Poverty, regional centers, and state teams are listed. (SAS)

Published
1997

6. Community Satisfaction: A Study of Contentment With Local Services.

Author

ROjek, Dean G., Clemente, Frank, and Summers, Gene F.

Subjects
RURAL social services, COMMUNITY development, SOCIOLOGICAL research, RURAL sociology, SOCIAL sciences, ECONOMIC indicators
Abstract

The need to develop a concerted, systematic approach to societal monitoring is becoming increasingly recognized. And to meet the challenge, researchers are developing better means by which social phenomena can be judged. One area of research drawing attention as a good social indicator deals with the concept of community satisfaction. Measuring community satisfaction can serve to fulfill two basic criteria set forth by Campbell and Converse as necessary to an adequate system of social accounting. First, an adequate indicator must be seen as a function of objective conditions coupled with the subjective assessment toward those conditions. Second, multiple measures or indicators are needed to describe a social situation. It is the intention of the author to perform substantive investigations in the area of community satisfaction. The assessment of community services from a time-series perspective could supplement objective indicators and facilitate inferences regarding future change, particularly with respect to providing local service delivery system.

Published
1975

7. PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS: CROSS-VALIDATION WITH A RURAL SAMPLE.

Author

Summers, Gene F., Seiler, Lauren H., and Hough, Richard L.

Subjects
COUNTRY life, RURAL sociology, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL sciences, PSYCHOLOGY
Abstract

The prevalence of psychiatric impairment symptoms appears to be lower in rural communities than in previously studied urban areas, particularly in New York City. This suggests the possibility that the rural life style generates less stress, or perhaps fewer stressful situations. The observed differences may result from deviations in population composition along dimensions known to be associated with prevalence of symptoms. This article examines how the rural population performs in the Midtown Psychiatric Impairment Index. In addition, this article compares the prevalence rates of psychiatric symptoms in a sample of rural communities with that of previously reported rates.

Published
1971

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