Inequality at the UrbanRural Nexus: The Neglected Dimension [Hardcover]

This book examines the systemic and structural nature of social inequalities, focusing on how the urbanrural divide intersects with race, class, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality to shape identities and access to opportunities.
It offers valuable insights for sociologists and scholars of inequality seeking to broaden the scope of current research. Ultimately, the authors argue that it will be impossible to build a more just and equitable society without addressing the urbanrural nexus.

This book adds a crucial dimension to our understanding of social inequality, shedding welcome light on a long-neglected component of identity and society which has in recent years become increasingly visible and central in the current social and political climate of the United States and beyond.

Gregory M. Fulkersonis professor of sociology and chair of geography and environmental sustainability at SUNY Oneonta.
Alexander R. Thomasis professor of sociology at SUNY Oneonta.
Kirsten E. Kemmereris a research scientist with the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.

Inequality at the UrbanRural Nexusnecessarily complicates prevailing understandings of identity-and through it, culture, economy, and politics-via place and time. Critically attending to the rural-urban nexus,this book creatively and expansively addresses both scholarly neglect and political indifference, urgently equipping us with a more nuanced, intersectional, and indeed relational regard for social inequality. I would expect nothing less from scholars who maintain such an innovative and well-respected commitment to how we know city and country.  Michele Statz, University of Minnesota

In an insightful and well written book, three leaders in rural scholarship have created a well researched and creative reference work for introducing community to the rest of the world. This text needs to reside well read on scl#*