From the earliest studies examining the impacts of the coal-powered Industrial Revolution,
the field of sociology has possessed an intimate, if often implicit, interest in the …

Using interview and survey data, we argue there are three types of places in the rural United
States, and that their social and economic conditions help us understand emerging political …

Resource-based economies often face the challenge of resource depletion and population
shrinkage. After reaching a production peak, cities confront slower economic development …

CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title, 2022 How rural areas have become uneven proving
grounds for the American Dream. Late-stage capitalism is trying to remake rural America in …

This study contributes to the understanding of factors that affect brain drain from Central
Appalachia. Using empirical methods, the authors analyze a unique data set from a survey …

Decisions to live in a certain place or region are partly prompted by material and symbolic
factors of that place or region. This paper focuses on the importance of these factors for rural …

Many rural communities throughout the United States have experienced brain drain or the
out‐migration of educated young people. Explanations for why college‐educated adults …

Background Though overdose rates have been increasing in US rural areas for two
decades, little is known about the rural risk environment for overdoses. This qualitative study …

For decades, Americans have generally been moving away from the Northeast and the
Midwest toward the South and West. Mountainous and desert areas in the West and …

This analysis seeks to understand why some small towns have improved quality of life (QoL)
over the past 20 years despite sizable population losses. Using a longitudinal data set of …