This book investigates urbanormativity-a concept that privileges urban normalcy and desirability over rural deviance and undesirability. The "reality" section outlines its foundations-urbanization, urban-rural systems, and urban dependency. The "representation" section explores urbanormative culture by considering cultural capital, media, and identity. The last section, "everyday life," examines urban-rural disparities in law and politics and in life within different communities. It concludes by calling for a rural justice approach that will revalue the rural.
Autorentext
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.
Klappentext
This book investigates urbanormativity-a concept that privileges urban normalcy and desirability over rural deviance and undesirability. The "reality" section outlines its foundations-urbanization, urban-rural systems, and urban dependency. The "representation" section explores urbanormative culture by considering cultural capital, media, and identity. The last section, "everyday life," examines urban-rural disparities in law and politics and in life within different communities. It concludes by calling for a rural justice approach that will revalue the rural.
Inhalt
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