Tim Slack is Professor of Sociology at Louisiana State University.Shannon M. Monnat is Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Director of the Center for Policy Research, and Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

• ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rural Population Change 2. Rural Economies and Livelihoods 3. Rural Ethnoracial Diversity and Inequities 4. Rural Population Health and Health Disparities 5. Rural Politics and Policies Conclusion Notes ReferencesIndex

Tim Slack is Professor of Sociology at Louisiana State University.Shannon M. Monnat is Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Director of the Center for Policy Research, and Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

• ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rural Population Change 2. Rural Economies and Livelihoods 3. Rural Ethnoracial Diversity and Inequities 4. Rural Population Health and Health Disparities 5. Rural Politics and Policies Conclusion Notes ReferencesIndex

Tim Slack is Professor of Sociology at Louisiana State University.Shannon M. Monnat is Lerner Chair in Public Health Promotion and Population Health, Director of the Center for Policy Research, and Professor of Sociology in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

• ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Rural Population Change 2. Rural Economies and Livelihoods 3. Rural Ethnoracial Diversity and Inequities 4. Rural Population Health and Health Disparities 5. Rural Politics and Policies Conclusion Notes ReferencesIndex