Ray,
Sources that I've found useful in working through these kinds of
issues with the students in my demography class include:
1. Amato and Radzilowski's Community of Strangers: Change,
Turnover, Turbulence and the Transformation of a Midwestern Country
Town
2. Schwarzweller and Mullan's Research on Rural Sociology and
Development: Focus on Migration
3. USDA's Rural Information Center
Suzanne Maurer
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From: Ray Muller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Friday, August 5, 2005 10:58 am
Subject: TEACHSOC:
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> Hi Folks,
> I am doing a literature search on how rural communities near major
> metropolitan centers (in my case New York/New Jersey residents
> migrating into the Pocono area of N.E. PA) are effected by the in-
> migration of exurbanites. Most of the migrants come here because
> they can afford (or think they can afford) to become homeowners.
> The typical trade-off: a 100+ mile commute each to higher paying
> jobs in the urban/suburban areas. Aside from the stress associated
> with a long commute, there is plenty of evidence that the exurban
> and local cultures clash. So far, however, I have found very few
> studies specifically addressing how exurbans adjust to life in new
> "ruralities" and the coping strategies they employ. I am
> particularly interested in how minorities deal with the added
> challenge of the racist tensions they encounter in this rural
rebound.
>
> If you have any references, tips, comments of any kind you could
> share with me I would be absolutely delighted!
> Thanks, Ray
>
> Ray Muller, Ph.D.
> Sociology Department
> East Stroudsburg University
> 570-422-3014 (phone)
> 570-422-3198 (fax)
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