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Mermelstein, Joanne; Sundet, Paul A. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1995
Draws on evidence concerning rural population, families, schools, churches, and communities to conclude that the conceptualization of rural as "different from urban" has no contemporary empirical support and that differences among rural areas are greater than rural-urban differences. Offers suggestions for refocusing social work practice on the…
Descriptors: Church Role, Community Development, Community Services, Delivery Systems
