▪ Abstract One of the most profound changes in the United States in the past century is the
national abandonment of farming as a livelihood strategy. This change is evident both in the …

The twentieth century was one of profound transformation in rural America. Demographic
shifts and economic restructuring have conspired to alter dramatically the lives of rural …

This paper uses grounded theory to uncover the occupational identities of men and women
who farm, and to build an empirically constructed typology of occupational identities in …

Arguing that property and power are central to understanding the position of women in
farming and using comparative examples, this book considers the transfer of land between …

Using contemporary gender theory to examine gender and rurality beyond that of simply
women/femininities, this illuminating book accurately locates the subject of masculinities …

How is rural community development practice changing in our increasingly complex
society? Previous models of rural community development saw the community developer as …

During economic downturns, traditional gender allocations of labor have been considered to
vary more than in prosperous times. While most studies have examined the division of labor …

The author examines the construction of nature and gendered subjectivities occurring in
environmental activism. The paper follows recent thinking in rural geography in attending to …

This book provides a unique exposé of women in family businesses in the Australian
commercial fishing industry and explores their visibility, contributions, barriers and …

A relatively large literature examines the responses of households and individuals to
economic decline. Although analysts look at a variety of responses, most studies remain …