Sociology and Rural History: Summary and Critique

Buttel, Frederick H.; McMichael, Philip

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“…They suggested that those who have highly visible positions within the community are more likely to have influence or power over others, and concluded that: ‘Given the strong association between the two networks [power networks and action networks], it seems reasonable to conclude that power, as measured by organizational leadership roles, serves as a critical factor in determining the hierarchical structure of the action network’ (Beaulieu and Ryan 1984: 114). In short, the authors lay a foundation for work done on rural communities (see: Bridger 1992; Buttel and McMichael 1988; Putnam 2000; Tonnies 1988; Wilkinson 1991) asserting that power resides in those involved in leadership positions within the community. They urge other scholars to consider those occupying positions at the top when attempting to understand how communities function, how power operates, and how change happens.…”

Section: Community Powermentioning

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In this World but Not of It: Midwives, Amish, and the Politics of Power

Jolly

2014

Sociological Research Online

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In this paper, I investigate the role of the non-Amish midwife in Amish society. Conventional research on the Amish has overlooked the role the midwife plays in the structure of the Amish community, given that midwives who serve the Amish are not members of the community they serve and are not themselves Amish. Despite their status as outsiders to Amish society, I draw on ethnographic data collected during a two-year study with a non-Amish midwife to argue that the non-Amish midwife provides Amish women and men access to knowledge about sex and sexuality, provides them resources such as books and condoms, and shapes the structure of Amish society through these channels. Her power is clearly demonstrated in her ability to broker access between the Amish and non-Amish worlds, and her fingerprints on the community she serves exist long after she has caught a baby. So while the non-Amish midwife has largely remained invisible when viewed from conventional analyses of Amish society, I suggest that her position on the margin between Amish and non-Amish society is worth considering. As an analytic category, this position ‘neither fully part of Amish society nor fully extricated from it’ has something to offer studies of community power within the field of Sociology and augment future studies of Amish society.

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Section: Community Powermentioning

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In this World but Not of It: Midwives, Amish, and the Politics of Power

Jolly

2014

Sociological Research Online

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“…These twenty bags were feeding twelve people in her household. 2 Initial models of the agrarian transition were criticized for being overly unilinear, too specifically focused on political economy, and Eurocentric (see, among others, Buttel and McMichael 1988;Bernstein and Byres 2001). In recent decades, the agrarian transition has come to refer to larger societal changes, especially the shift from societies with agriculture as their core income source to those based progressively more on industrial production and services (Harrison 2001;Rigg 2001;Akram-Lodhi, Borras, and Kay 2007).…”

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“Forever Hmong”: Ethnic Minority Livelihoods and Agrarian Transition in Upland Northern Vietnam

Turner

2012

The Professional Geographer

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“…Urbanized Areas are defined as clusters of 2,500 or more people "based solely on population density per square mile" (Economic Research Service, n.d.). The measurement also corresponds with methodologies used in sociological analyses of rural history, which often define the degree of "rurality" or "urban-ness" based on population density or degree of isolation from large, urban places (see Buttel & McMichael, 1988, referring to Willets, Bealer, & Crider, 1982. 20.…”

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The Role of Economic Reliance in Defense Procurement Contracting

Thorpe

2010

American Politics Research

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This article examines how a defense sector presence in sparsely populated areas influences (a) House of Representatives defense committee assignments and (2) defense procurement allocations from 1999 to 2005. Although previous work had shown that prime contracts typically flow to headquarter locations, this article goes beyond existing research by tracking the distribution of defense expenditures to major subcontracting locations. In doing so, I find a conditional relationship between defense industry presence and rural geography: Defense funds disproportionately flow to congressional districts that are more economically reliant on the defense sector of the economy. Constituency dependence on the defense sector is one of the most important factors leading members of Congress to seek representation on defense committees and to procure defense benefits. Local dependence on the defense industry may reinforce political relationships that contribute to inefficiency and excess in weapons contracting.

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Sociology and Rural History: Summary and Critique

Cited by 4 publications

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In this World but Not of It: Midwives, Amish, and the Politics of Power

In this World but Not of It: Midwives, Amish, and the Politics of Power

“Forever Hmong”: Ethnic Minority Livelihoods and Agrarian Transition in Upland Northern Vietnam

The Role of Economic Reliance in Defense Procurement Contracting

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