Browsing University of Missouri-Columbia by Thesis Department "Rural sociology (MU)"
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Into the forests (and fields and yards) : re-thinking rural development and local food systems with wild harvesters in the Ozark highlands
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Local food systems are regularly advocated as a strategy for community economic development focused on market-based practices. Two particular critiques of this strategy have emerged that underlie this study. The first is ... -
Investigations from the ribcage : the (dis)embodied order of safety, children, and the problematics of public school policy practice
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)This dissertation endeavors to explore the ways in which policies of safety in the public school order the everyday lives of student-children. Using varying feminist methodologies, I explore the experiences that children ... -
Land dykes in the Ozarks : lesbian feminists living menopause and beyond
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)This dissertation explores the experience and meaning of menopause and aging within a community of lesbian women residing in the Ozarks. Using multiple methods of in-depth interviews and participant observation, this ... -
Leading in the Mississippi Delta : an exploratory study of race, class and gender
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)While there is much work on the Mississippi Delta, it is varied. There is a large literature base focusing on the Civil Rights Movement. There is also a large literature base focusing on the social and economic issues such ... -
The Map and the Manap : decentralization in the pastures of the Kyrgyz Republic
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This paper looks at the 2009 implementation of The Law on Pastures in the Kyrgyz Republic. This law called for the development of local pasture management committees tasked with reforming and streamlining the process of ... -
Modes of reflexivity in community supported agriculture : the case of the people's republic of delicious foods
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)As food has become unknowable, untrustworthy, and deleterious to all involved, people have responded with alternatives to the industrial agrifood system. One method in particular is Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) ... -
Narrating disturbance : risk, power, and Mountain Pine Beetles
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Beginning in the mid 1990's, an outbreak of Mountain Pine Beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae) in northern Colorado affected over 3.4 million acres of primarily lodgepole pine forest. Mountain Pine Beetle are native to these ... -
Paths to agroforestry: landowner types, land use and perceptions
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Land in the United States is predominantly owned by private individuals and families, and has traditionally been used for economic profit through agricultural or timber production. However, U.S. landownership patterns are ... -
Perceptions of rangeland degradation and its causes in the Peruvian Altiplano dry puna
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)This qualitative case study investigated rangeland degradation in Peru by better understanding the social component of the Altiplano dry puna rangeland systems. Participants' perceptions of rangeland degradation and its ... -
Power in the garden : exploring the lives of Missouri farm women and their vegetable gardens during the Great Depression
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2007)Today, when fresh, canned, and frozen vegetables are plentiful and taken for granted, the home vegetable garden is regarded as something between a hobby and a luxury. But in the Great Depression of the 1930s, the household ... -
Preparing for rural ministry : a qualitative analysis of curriculum used in theological education to prepare clergy for ministry in a rural context
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)This qualitative content analysis of course descriptions, goals and objectives and an analysis of the content covered in twenty syllabi, reading materials and films was conducted to provide current and sociologically ... -
Press coverage of lynchings in Missouri : an analysis of the newspaper coverage of black and white lynchings between 1882 and 1942
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)Beginning in 1882, Missouri communities experienced a wave of lynchings that would not subside until 1942. The lynchings that took place in Missouri initially affected both White and Black males accused of crimes. In ... -
Protection, production, prosperity : Costa Rican farmers respond to the windbreaks project
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)In 1991 and 1992, farmers in Monteverde, Costa Rica participated in a reforestation project that involved installing windbreaks. The project was implemented by a local conservation organization. This thesis aims to add to ... -
The relationship between satisfaction with life as a whole and three other factors (domain satisfaction, social network ties, and perceptions of service delivery): Rural Russian village panel study 1995-2003
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] It is found in the literature that satisfaction with life as a whole (LS) is very multi-dimensional subjective indicator. This dissertation wanted to ... -
Resilient communities : the impact of social helping networks and structure on the differential success of rural Armenian households
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This mixed methods study examines the impact of social helping networks on rural Armenian households. This research uses original data gathered from a survey of four Armenian villages and 8 focus groups during the fall of ... -
The role of social capital and acculturation in healthcare access : the case of Hispanics in Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Hispanics are today the largest group with the lowest access to health care in the U.S. as measured by several studies that quantify rates of uninsured and percentages who lack a primary care physician (R. Andersen, Lewis, ... -
The role of social support : homeless youth and young adults in two communities in central Missouri
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] While there is a great deal of research about the homeless in general, there is far less about homeless youth and young adults. Most of the research ... -
Rural emergency management : an inter-organizational case study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation are the essential disaster management functions that characterize emergency management. Emergency management is a multi-organizational activity. The connections between these ... -
Small-medium enterprise experiences of financial service in urban and rural settings : a phenomenological study of a changing community finance landscape and the sustainable finance narrative
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Relationships between small-medium size businesses ('SME') and community banks are complex, meaningful, and often described as characteristically "opaque". This study offers a conceptual framework for exploring this ... -
Social capital and membership in dairy cooperatives in Kenya
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Dairy cooperatives in Kenya have been promoted for over 50 years as an important mechanism for providing collective bargaining power for the rural poor (Dobrin, 1970; Musalia, et al, 2007). The cooperative business model ...