TY  - BOOK
AU  - Currid-Halkett,Elizabeth
TI  - The overlooked Americans: the resilience of our rural towns and what it means for our country 
SN  - 154164672X
AV  - HT123 .C84 2023
U1  - 307.760973 23/eng/20230111
PY  - 2023///]
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Cities and towns
KW  - United States
KW  - Rural-urban relations
KW  - Informational works
KW  - lcgft
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: Getting into the room -- We are not so different, you and me -- You'd be surprised how well we are doing -- Life chances -- Cognitive dissonance -- The meritocracy bias -- Mythos and logos and the search for truth -- Cultural capital -- The through line
N2  - "In The Overlooked Americans, public policy expert Elizabeth Currid-Halkett breaks through stereotypes about rural America. She traces how small towns are doing as well as, or better than, cities by many measures. She also shows how rural and urban Americans share core values, from opposing racism and upholding environmentalism to believing in democracy. When we focus too heavily on the far-right fringe, we overlook the millions of rural Americans who are content with their lives"--
ER  -