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rural sociology

noun

  1. the sociological study of life in rural areas and the effects of ruralization.


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“Towns such as Rolling Fork generally have a smaller tax base with fewer economic resources to respond and recover from such disasters,” said Ryan Thomson, a professor of rural sociology at Auburn University.

“The challenge of heirs’ property is a serious issue in Sharkey, Humphreys, and Holmes Counties as elsewhere across the South,” said Ryan Thomson, a professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology at Auburn University.

“Climate change has been slowly realizing itself, but this year, a lot of us have been saying ‘Climate change is here,’” said Dr. Lee, whose work as an assistant professor at the University of Idaho’s Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology considers how to use natural resources more sustainably.

"As a farmer, you face a horrific choice — bleed money or euthanize animals. And there are more animals coming to be fattened," said Keiko Tanaka, a professor of rural sociology at the University of Kentucky.

“We need to build more resilience,” University of Idaho assistant professor of agriculture economics and rural sociology Liang Lu said.

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