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 is associate professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta.

Alexander R. Thomas is professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at SUNY Oneonta.

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