{"id":3202,"date":"2025-08-15T20:36:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T20:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/disaster-response-in-rural-america-diana-bryant-highlights-urgent-policy-needs-copy\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T00:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T00:34:38","slug":"rethinking-rural-inequality","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/news\/rethinking-rural-inequality\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Rural Inequality: A New Perspective from Linda Lobao and Gregory Hooks"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-3202\" data-postid=\"3202\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-3202 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_hdky030 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_42sb020 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_8344090 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    Rethinking Rural Inequality            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    A New Perspective from Linda Lobao and Gregory Hooks                <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n<!-- Breadcrumbs module -->\n<div  class=\"module module-breadcrumbs tb_s5v1404 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n\t<nav role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"tbp_breadcrumb_trail\"><ul class=\"tbp_trail_items\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><meta name=\"numberOfItems\" content=\"1\" \/><meta name=\"itemListOrder\" content=\"Ascending\" \/><li itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope 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data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Lobao<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">and<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<strong>Gregory <\/strong><\/span><\/span><strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Strong\">Hooks<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"TextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">examine how spatial disparities\u2014particularly in rural areas\u2014are shaped by policy, power, and historical context. Their analysis bridges sociology, geography, and public policy, making<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">a strong case<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"apple-converted-space\">\u202f<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">for reimagining how inequality is addressed across regions.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"eop\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;920dbcde-2834-5e15-a5fa-062170b236ba|1&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:[201342446,&quot;1&quot;,201342447,&quot;5&quot;,201342448,&quot;3&quot;,201342449,&quot;1&quot;,469777841,&quot;Aptos&quot;,469777842,&quot;&quot;,469777843,&quot;&quot;,469777844,&quot;Aptos&quot;,201341986,&quot;1&quot;,469769226,&quot;Aptos&quot;,268442635,&quot;24&quot;,469775450,&quot;eop&quot;,201340122,&quot;1&quot;,134233614,&quot;true&quot;,469778129,&quot;eop&quot;,335572020,&quot;1&quot;,469778324,&quot;Default Paragraph Font&quot;]}\">\u202f<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW63684094 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW31742468 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31742468 BCX0\">This book is a vital contribution to the Rural Policy and Rural Poverty conversation, offering insights for scholars, policymakers, and advocates working to create more <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31742468 BCX0\">equitable<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW31742468 BCX0\"> futures.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW31742468 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:60}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"993\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-elgar.com\/shop\/usd\/rethinking-spatial-inequality-9781803926124.html\">\ud83d\udd17 Read the book<\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Rethinking Spatial Inequality, Linda Lobao and Gregory Hooks explore how policy, power, and history shape rural disparities, offering insights for creating more equitable futures. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.e-elgar.com\/shop\/usd\/rethinking-spatial-inequality-9781803926124.html\">\ud83d\udd17 Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3204,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","news_announcements":[25,34,35],"class_list":["post-3202","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news_announcements-member-in-the-news","news_announcements-rural-policy","news_announcements-rural-poverty","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"ptb_metabox":[],"ptb_taxonomy":{"news_announcements":[{"term_id":25,"name":"Member in the News","slug":"member-in-the-news","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":25,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":0,"count":45,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":34,"name":"Rural Policy","slug":"rural-policy","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":34,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":11,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":35,"name":"Rural Poverty","slug":"rural-poverty","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":35,"taxonomy":"news_announcements","description":"","parent":26,"count":8,"filter":"raw"}]},"ptb_featured_image":{"url":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/photo-1711637499662-2b20c12d956f.avif","title":"photo-1711637499662-2b20c12d956f","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news_announcements","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_announcements?post=3202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}