Description
How a fraying social fabric is fueling the outrage of rural Americans
What is fueling rural America's outrage toward the federal government? Why did rural Americans vote overwhelmingly for Donald Trump? And is there a more nuanced explanation for the growing rural-urban divide? Drawing on more than a decade of research and hundreds of interviews, Robert Wuthnow brings us into America's small towns, farms, and rural communities to paint a rich portrait of the moral order--the interactions, loyalties, obligations, and identities--underpinning this critical segment of the nation. Wuthnow demonstrates that to truly understand rural Americans' anger, their culture must be explored more fully, and he shows that rural America's fury stems less from economic concerns than from the perception that Washington is distant from and yet threatening to the social fabric of small towns. Moving beyond simplistic depictions of America's heartland, The Left Behind offers a clearer picture of how this important population will influence the nation's political future.Author: Robert Wuthnow
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 04/30/2019
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN13: 9780691191669
ISBN10: 0691191662
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Sociology | Rural
- Political Science | American Government | National
- Social Science | Social Classes & Economic Disparity
About the Author
Robert Wuthnow is the Gerhard R. Andlinger '52 Professor of Social Sciences at Princeton University. His many books include Small-Town America and Remaking the Heartland (both Princeton).