The resources found in this concentration have been chosen to provide you with a deeper understanding of this cultural group, as well as to create a higher level of passion for it.
We have curated content to correspond with The 6 Stages of Cultural Mastery and suggest that you read and view the content in unison with the course process. If you are in Stage One, limit yourself to the resources below under Stage One and so forth. This way, you will be able to more easily stay up with the material in your concentration and also assimilate it more successfully.
Our posting of material here is not indicative of an endorsement of a site or of a viewpoint. Nor is it an attempt on our part to promote a particular position or narrative. We simply attempt to allocate resources that we believe have value in shaping your understanding of this particular cultural group. If you have a resource for this concentration, please send it to us via email.
Stage One Resources
VIDEO – HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW RURAL AMERICA?
ARTICLES
• KEY FINDINGS ABOUT AMERICAN LIFE IN URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL AREAS
• NEW POLL ON RURAL AMERICANS SHOWS DEEP DIVIDE
Stage Two Resources
VIDEO – THE FORGOTTEN RURAL AMERICA
ARTICLES
• 8 KEY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RURAL AND URBAN LIFE
• URBAN VS. RURAL: WHICH IS BETTER?
Stage Three Resources
VIDEO – IT’S TIME TO RE-THINK THE NARRATIVE OF RURAL AMERICA
ARTICLES
• THE STATE OF TRANSIT IN RURAL AMERICA
• AN ADVOCATE FOR RURAL AMERICA
Stage Four Resources
VIDEO – MEET THE RURAL AMERICANS WHO FEAR THEY’RE BEING FORGOTTEN
ARTICLES
• COUNTRY PRIDE: WHAT I LEARNED GROWING UP IN RURAL AMERICA
• 8 REASONS TO DITCH CITY LIFE AND MOVE TO THE COUNTRY
Stage Five Resources
VIDEO – GROWING UP IN APPALACHIA
ARTICLES
• MISSING OUT ON CHILDHOOD IN RURAL AMERICA
• WORKING TOGETHER TO STRENGTHEN THE LIVES OF RURAL AMERICANS
Stage Six Resources
VIDEO – NEW TREND SEES AMERICAN YOUTH GO RURAL
ARTICLES
• THE DIVIDES WITHIN, AND BETWEEN, URBAN AND RURAL AMERICA
• WHERE THE SMALL TOWN AMERICAN DREAM LIVES ON
