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Unequal STEM Opportunities and Pathways of Rural Students Across Geographical Remoteness 偏远地区农村学生STEM机会的不平等和途径

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70064

Guan Kung Saw

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Unincorporated and Unequal: Housing and Environmental Inequality Among Women Farmworkers in Rural California 未合并和不平等：加州农村女性农场工人的住房和环境不平等

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-08-21 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70063

Evelyn Pruneda

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Home Is Where the Hope Is: Indicators of Hope in a Rural Community 家就是希望所在：一个农村社区的希望指标

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-08-12 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70061

Elizabeth A. Bennett

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Divergent Perceptions of Dairy Farmers on the Role of Grazing in Animal Welfare and Production 奶农对放牧在动物福利和生产中的作用的不同看法

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-07-27 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70060

I. Herzon, N. Berglund, A. Sjöholm, F. Keränen, T. Kokkonen, A. Vanhatalo, A. Halmemies‐Beauchet‐Filleau, A. Lonkila, P. Krawczel

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Depopulation, Institutional Survivorship, and Racial Inequality in Rural School Closure 农村学校关闭中的人口减少、机构生存和种族不平等

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-07-13 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70059

Ryan Parsons

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Rural Demographic Change in the Pandemic Era 大流行时代的农村人口变化

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-07-03 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70058

Kenneth M. Johnson

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Understanding Experiences of Energy Services Access in Rural Northern US Communities: A Comparative Case Study on Recognition Justice 了解美国北部农村社区能源服务获取的经验：一个承认正义的比较案例研究

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-06-26 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70057

Nelly Aghaei, Chelsea Schelly, Ana Dyreson

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Accumulation and Anticipation: A Temporal Reframing of Social and Cultural Capital 积累与预期：社会和文化资本的时间重构

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-06-18 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70056

Michael Carolan

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Rural and Small‐Town America: Context, Composition, and Complexities. By Slack, Tim, and Shannon M.Monnat, Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2024. 217 pp. $29.95; £25.00 (paperback). ISBN: 978‐0‐52‐040113‐6 美国农村和小城镇：背景、构成和复杂性。作者：Slack、Tim和Shannon M.Monnat，奥克兰，加州：加州大学出版社，2024年。217页，29.95美元；£25.00(平装)。ISBN: 978量0检测52 040113量6

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-06-11 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70055

Paige Kelly, Hannah Z. Hendricks

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Household Labor Across the Urban–Rural Divide: Gendered Patterns of Domestic Work in Canada 跨城乡的家庭劳动：加拿大家庭劳动的性别模式

IF 2.3 3区社会学

RURAL SOCIOLOGY Pub Date : 2026-06-02 DOI: 10.1111/ruso.70054

Laura Wright, Shayla Batty

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