Moving Nearer to Heaven: The Illusions and Disillusions of Migrants to Scenic Ru

Description: Moving Nearer to Heaven by Patrick C. Jobes Examines the consequences of people moving to beautiful recreational places and the social structure and natural environment of those places. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description While the dream of moving to a small town in a beautiful rural area is common among many Americans, that dream often turns into a nightmare for those who decide to follow it. More than half of the people who move to small towns in recreational places will move away in less than five years, and their rapid successive moves are often marked by anger and frustration as they encounter the realities of poor job possibilities, an impersonal life, and a deteriorating natural environment. Jobes describes the experiences of newcomers, and oldtimers, to Bozeman, Montana, a small Rocky Mountain town Jobes has observed and researched since the early 1970s. Through interviews and observations, Jobes has found that newcomers arrive with unrealistic illusions about life in a small town and that life in such places is simultaneously complex and dynamic.According to Jobes, people who make the move to small towns surrounded by a beautiful natural environment tend to experience a short period of euphoria followed by disillusionment and the decision to move away, while those who stay accommodate to the inevitable transformations of the local community and the surrounding natural environment that they and other newcomers have created. Jobes examines the changes that take place in these areas as development and growth cause the natural environment to rapidly develop and as the influx and constant turnover of new residents gradually undermine the personal and familiar foundations for the social community. The demographic and environmental changes, Jobes concludes, impose dynamic adjustments within the community, and the slower patterns of small town life give way to the faster and disjointed styles of the city. Author Biography PATRICK C. JOBES is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Science at the University of New England in Australia./e He was a founding member of the Environmental Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association, chaired the Natural Resources Research Group, and has held numerous regional and national appointments related to research and professional service. Table of Contents Preface"Give Me Land, Lots of Land Under Sunny Skies Above"People Who Migrate; People Who Stay: An Overview of Data and Theories About MigrationTheoretical Orientations About Why People Stayed or Moved Away from Southwest MontanaMovingNewcomers and Changes in LifestylesEconomics and MigrationAge, Sex, and Marital Status and SatisfactionConflict Between Newcomers and OldtimersLosses and Gains, Alienation and Transformation: Aesop MeetsThe Future of Rapidly Growing Small Towns in High Natural Amenity AreasBibliographyIndex Promotional Examines the consequences of people moving to beautiful, recreational places and the social structure and natural environment of those places. Long Description While the dream of moving to a small town in a beautiful rural area is common among many Americans, that dream often turns into a nightmare for those who decide to follow it. More than half of the people who move to small towns in recreational places will move away in less than five years, and their rapid successive moves are often marked by anger and frustration as they encounter the realities of poor job possibilities, an impersonal life, and a deteriorating natural environment. Jobes describes the experiences of newcomers, and oldtimers, to Bozeman, Montana, a small Rocky Mountain town Jobes has observed and researched since the early 1970s. Through interviews and observations, Jobes has found that newcomers arrive with unrealistic illusions about life in a small town and that life in such places is simultaneously complex and dynamic. According to Jobes, people who make the move to small towns surrounded by a beautiful natural environment tend to experience a short period of euphoria followed by disillusionment and the decision to move away, while those who stay accommodate to the inevitable transformations of the local community and the surrounding natural environment that they and other newcomers have created. Jobes examines the changes that take place in these areas as development and growth cause the natural environment to rapidly develop and as the influx and constant turnover of new residents gradually undermine the personal and familiar foundations for the social community. The demographic and environmental changes, Jobes concludes, impose dynamic adjustments within the community, and the slower patterns of small town life give way to the faster and disjointed styles of the city. Promotional "Headline" Examines the consequences of people moving to beautiful, recreational places and the social structure and natural environment of those places. Details ISBN0275966895 Author Patrick C. Jobes Year 2000 ISBN-10 0275966895 ISBN-13 9780275966898 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2000-05-30 Country of Publication United States DEWEY 307.260973 Short Title MOVING NEARER TO HEAVEN Language English Media Book Place of Publication Westport Pages 256 Illustrations 1, black & white illustrations Subtitle The Illusions and Disillusions of Migrants to Scenic Rural Places Imprint Praeger Publishers Inc UK Release Date 2000-05-30 AU Release Date 2000-05-30 NZ Release Date 2000-05-30 US Release Date 2000-05-30 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Audience Undergraduate Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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