Urbanormativity - Reality, Representation, and Everyday Life

Urbanormativity examines the reality, representation, and consequences of living amid a cultural ideology that privileges urban over rural people and communities. The book analyzes and challenges the complex processes that work to devalue the rural and advocates for a rural justice ethic that reverses the present course.

List of contents

Preface

Introduction to Urbanormativity

Part I: The Reality

Chapter 1: The Urbanizing Planet

Chapter 2: Distance and Interaction

Chapter 3: Urban-Rural Oikos: Economy and Ecology

Part II: The Representation

Chapter 4: Cultural Capital and Urbanormativity

Chapter 5: Population Imagination

Chapter 6: Rustic and Urbane Identity

Part III: Everyday Life

Chapter 7: Policy and Law

Chapter 8: Urbanormative Communities

Chapter 9: A Rural Justice Ethic

Conclusion

References

About the author

Gregory M. Fulkerson, Ph.D., is professor of sociology and chair of geography and environmental sustainability at SUNY Oneonta. Along with Dr. Alex Thomas, he is co-editor of the Urban-Rural Dynamics book series. He is the author of Community in Urban-Rural Systems, and co-author of City and Country, Urbanormativity, and Critical Rural Theory. His research focuses on social capital, community development, globalization, the environment, and urban-rural issues.

Summary

Urbanormativity examines the reality, representation, and consequences of living amid a cultural ideology that privileges urban over rural people and communities. The book analyzes and challenges the complex processes that work to devalue the rural and advocates for a rural justice ethic that reverses the present course.

Product details

• Authors: Gregory M Fulkerson, Gregory M. Fulkerson, Gregory M. Thomas Fulkerson, Fulkerson Gregory M., Alexander R Thomas, Alexander R. Thomas, Thomas Alexander R.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9781498597029
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-9702-9
• No. of pages: 204
• Series: Studies in Urban-Rural Dynamics; Studies in Urban-Rural Dynamics; Studies in Urban-Rural Dynamic; Studies in Urban–Rural Dynamics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Rural, Rural communities, Rural communities / rural life