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Peer reviewedDuncan, Cynthia M.; Lamborghini, Nita – Rural Sociology, 1994
In two rural isolated communities in Appalachia and northern New England, differences in local economic opportunities and social capital have produced different social contexts, which vary in extent of social stratification and stigmatization and isolation of the poor. Interviews with low-income women reveal community differences in opportunities…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Relations, Disadvantaged Environment, Educational Opportunities
