| Change in Rural Appalachia: Implications for Action Programs Nine scholars consider the impact of social and economic change on rural Appalachia. As the tangle of problems, strains, and tensions is explored, the focus of this volume remains steadily upon immediate and longterm effects on the individual. John D. Photiadis was Research Professor and Professor of Sociology at West Virginia University. Harry K. Schwarzweller is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Michigan State University. |