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Peer reviewedSchwarzweller, Harry K. – Rural Sociology, 1979
A number of potential consequences are discussed (problems of social integration, fiscal effects, land utilization issues) and the analytic utility of a social systems perspective is examined. Understanding the reversal phenomenon and its sociocultural impacts, it is suggested, represents a formidable research challenge for rural sociologists.…
Descriptors: Change, Community Characteristics, Fiscal Capacity, Land Use
Garkovich, Lorraine – 1980
Examining the reversal in out migration since 1970, this study of seven coal-producing, non-metropolitan counties in Eastern Kentucky explored employment related reasons for moving and compared socioeconomic characteristics of residents and migrants. Viewed as typical of major social and economic trends in central Appalachia, Kentucky was chosen…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Status Comparison, Employment Opportunities
