LEADER 03515nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910971119203321 005 20251116182447.0 010 $a0-8070-4239-0 035 $a(CKB)2550000001105224 035 $a(OCoLC)547364643 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10331729 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000338658 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11231202 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000338658 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10297881 035 $a(PQKB)11263695 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3118062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6076597 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3118062 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10331729 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL487522 035 $a(OCoLC)922968022 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6076597 035 $a(BIP)30111577 035 $a(BIP)27359069 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001105224 100 $a20090313d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHollowing out the middle $ethe rural brain drain and what it means for America /$fPatrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas 210 $aBoston, Mass. $cBeacon Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (253 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8070-4238-2 311 08$a1-299-56272-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction : the heartland and the rural youth exodus -- The achievers -- The stayers -- The seekers -- The returners -- Conclusion : what can be done to save small towns?. 330 $aTwo sociologists reveal how small towns in Middle America are exporting their most precious resource--young people--and share what can be done to save these dwindling communities   In 2001, with funding from the MacArthur Foundation, sociologists Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas moved to Iowa to understand the rural brain drain and the exodus of young people from America's countryside. They met and followed working-class "stayers"; ambitious and college-bound "achievers"; "seekers," who head off to war to see what the world beyond offers; and "returners," who eventually circle back to their hometowns. What surprised them most was that adults in the community were playing a pivotal part in the town's decline by pushing the best and brightest young people to leave. In a timely, new afterword, Carr and Kefalas address the question "so what can be done to save our communities?" They profile the efforts of dedicated community leaders actively resisting the hollowing out of Middle America. These individuals have creatively engaged small town youth--stayers and returners, seekers and achievers--and have implemented a variety of programs to combat the rural brain drain. These stories of civic engagement will certainly inspire and encourage readers struggling to defend their communities. 606 $aCities and towns$zUnited States$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aCities and towns$xGrowth$xHistory$y21st century 606 $aYouth$zUnited States$xSocial life and customs$y21st century 615 0$aCities and towns$xHistory 615 0$aCities and towns$xGrowth$xHistory 615 0$aYouth$xSocial life and customs 676 $a307.760973/0905 700 $aCarr$b Patrick J$01871501 701 $aKefalas$b Maria$01871502 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910971119203321 996 $aHollowing out the middle$94480353 997 $aUNINA