Objectives. To evaluate trends in premature death rates by cause of death, age, race, and
urbanization level in the United States. Methods. We calculated cause-specific death rates …

The relationship between a community's services and conditions, satisfaction, and overall
quality of life were examined in this study. As these relationships respond to specific …

The enduring misperception that rural places are homogeneously White may contribute to
the underrepresentation of Black students in rural gifted education programs. In this study …

Recent social changes and rising social inequality in the rural United States have affected
the experience and meaning of mental illness and treatment seeking within rural …

The ethnoracial diversification of rural America is gaining more attention in scholarly and
policy circles, but its impact on rural school districts is often overlooked. We use federal data …

This article contributes to explanations of rural poverty and deprivation by focusing on the
rural–urban poverty and deprivation gap in European countries. Using European Union …

Women veterans seeking employment in rural areas often face several challenges, such as
geographical barriers, limited employment opportunities, and a lack of childcare resources …

Focusing on the uncertainty of low-income mothers' lives, this qualitative study examined the
family experiences of 57 Appalachian low-income mothers. With scarce economic …

The current understanding of the neighborhood contexts wherein adolescent substance use
emerges remains limited by conflicting findings regarding geographic variation in, and …

Elijah Anderson's subcultural explanation for the adoption of the “code of the street” has
directed scholarly attention toward specific cultural norms and scripts that encourage or …