The Handbook of Rural Aging goes beyond the perspective of a narrow range of health professions, disciplines, and community services that serve older adults in
Throughout much of its history, the United States was predominantly a rural society. The need to provide sustenance resulted in many people settling in areas wh
The twentieth century was one of profound transformation in rural America. Demographic shifts and economic restructuring have conspired to alter dramatically th
Most social studies of older people in the United States have focused upon problems and conditions encountered in urban centers. In Older Rural Americans sixtee
Important differences persist between rural and urban America, despite profound economic changes and the notorious homogenizing influence of the media. As Glenn