Paradoxes of Providing Rural Social Services: The Case of Homeless Youth

Autor/inn/en	Edwards, Mark Evan; Torgerson, Melissa; Sattem, Jennifer
Titel	Paradoxes of Providing Rural Social Services: The Case of Homeless Youth
Quelle	In: Rural Sociology, 74 (2009) 3, S.330-355 (26 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-0112
Schlagwörter	Community Characteristics; Municipalities; Social Problems; Sexual Abuse; Homeless People; Drug Use; School Community Relationship; Rural Areas; Social Services; Interviews; Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Magistrat; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Sexueller Missbrauch; Homeless person; Homeless persons; Obdachloser; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Jugendalter
Abstract	Economic and demographic changes in rural areas continue to introduce big-city problems in small towns. These communities' ability and willingness to respond are likely to be influenced by the geography, culture, and array of organizations in rural places. But how these characteristics of rural places shape local response is hard to predict and as yet unexplored. This article reports data from interviews with social-service providers and homeless youth in a rural county in the northwestern United States, drawing insights from both groups about the challenges of providing social services in rural places. Findings about drug use, sexual abuse and prostitution in rural communities illustrate how aspects of a rural context can influence the way small towns address social problems. (Contains 1 footnote.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10