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A recent peer-reviewed article in Rural Sociology suggests over a third of rural counties in the U.S. grew from April 2020 to July 2021 after a decade of population decline.

Sociology is defined as "a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.” ...

Within the rural population of college students, women tend to carry higher levels of student debt than their male counterparts. College students who grew up in rural areas face about 60% more debt ...

AMES, Iowa – The latest version of a once-a-decade Iowa State University poll will survey rural Iowans about quality-of-life issues and how small town residents can come together as one community to ...

Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology. She received her PhD from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She teaches courses related to Environmental ...

Rural America grew for the first time in a decade last year, according to new research from the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School, prompted by migration during the COVID-19 pandemic. And for ...

PULLMAN — Washington State University’s budget-driven plan to kill its department of rural sociology is drawing criticism from experts in the field. An association of social scientists from throughout ...

Shelby County in northeast Missouri lost more then 4% of its population between 2010 and 2020. Its county seat of Shelbyville is one of hundreds of rural areas dealing with a shrinking and aging ...