Hollowing Out the Middle

Startling research shows that small towns-from Maine to Missouri-are in jeopardy from exporting their most precious resource: young people A Midwest Connections Pick Already widely covered on NPR stations across the nation-and featured inNewsweek,theChronicle Review,andReaderrs"s Digest-Hollowing Out the Middleexplains why the rural brain drain is a nationwide concern we can no longer ignore.

Patrick J. Carr is associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, and Maria J. Kefalas is associate professor of sociology at Saint Joseph’s University. The authors live outside Philadelphia.

Preface	p. ix
Introduction: The Heartland and the Rural Youth Exodus	p. 1
The Achievers	p. 27
The Stayers	p. 53
The Seekers	p. 85
The Returners	p. 107
Conclusion: What Can Be Done to Save Small Towns?	p. 137
Acknowledgments	p. 173
Notes	p. 177
References	p. 209
Index	p. 223
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