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Foulkes, Matt; Schafft, Kai A. – Rural Sociology, 2010
Poverty is frequently conceptualized as an attribute of either people or places. Yet residential movement of poor people can redistribute poverty across places, affecting and reshaping the spatial concentration of economic disadvantage. In this article, we utilize 1995 to 2000 county-to-county migration data from the 2000 United States decennial…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Residential Patterns, Rural Areas, Counties
Torres, Cruz C. – Rural South: Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century, 2000
During the last decade, there has been an internal migration of Latinos to the Southeast. Attracted by the rural South's healthy economy, the Hispanic population in the South is projected to double by 2025. Most in-migrants are seeking permanent rather than seasonal employment. With an increased Hispanic population comes increased purchasing…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Needs, Employment Patterns, Hispanic Americans
Cortes, Dharma E.; Ja, Davis; Noboa, Abdin; Perry, Vincent; Robinson, Robert; Rodriguez, Domingo; Stubben, Jerry – 1999
This monograph provides a tool to help providers and other substance abuse treatment professionals gain a greater understanding of the cultural, social, political, and economic forces affecting substance abuse treatment among Hispanic Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders, and American Indians/Alaska Natives. An…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Alaska Natives, American Indians, Asian Americans