R SOC355 Chapter Notes - Chapter 9: Social Exclusion, Critical Role, Personal Development

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Rural Sociology
• Course: R SOC355
• Professor: John Parkins

Document Summary

Recap (about rural and small-town places in canada): Transformation driven by social, economic, and political changes. Processes of resources frontier and population aging: refocusing public and policy attention to the growing needs of older people. State withdrawal of services generally, and youth services in particular: due to the application of neoliberalism. Return to locally driven capacity building for future renewal. Economic restructuring and out-migration can cause transformation by: Altering the social and cultural diversity of a place. Reducing the capacity of individuals and communities to produce positive. Work opportunities consisting of low-skill, high paying jobs. Youth tend to experience prolonged periods of unemployment. 2reflections from northern british columbia"s resource frontier communities. Population decline and youth out-migration reduce or eliminate demands for youth support. Reducing government expenditures, like policies, undercut rather than stimulate and support the role of youth in community renewal.