Population Change in the Rural West, 1975-1990

by John M. Wardwell, James H. Copp

Overview

Contents: Preface: The History and Context of Regional Research, James J. Zuiches and Dennis Oldenstadt; Chapter 1: Migration Research in the West, 1982-1992, John M. Wardwell; Chapter 2: Population and Economic Change in the Pacific Northwest, Annabel K. Cook; Chapter 3: Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Mormon Culture Region, Michael B. Toney, William F. Stinner and Yongchan Byun; Chapter 4: Immigration Dynamics and Domestic Labor, Philip L. Martin; Chapter 5: The Myth of Rural Stability: Population Turnover in Colorado and Montana; Chapter 6: Reasons for Moving to the Inland Northwest and North Central States, John M. Wardwell and Corinne M. Lyle; Chapter 7: Social Change in Resource Development Communities, James H. Copp and Edward Knop; Chapter 8: Economic Change and Diversification in Wyoming, Audie L. Blevins and Edward B. Bradley; Chapter 9: Economic Recession and Nonmetro Migration in the 1980s, John M. Wardwell and Corinne M. Lyle; Chapter 10: Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Differences in Public Policy Orientations in Utah, William F. Stinner and Luis Paita.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761805137
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	12/26/1996
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	5.34(w) x 8.44(h) x 0.68(d)

About the Author

John M. Wardwell teaches in the Department of Sociology at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington.