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and the challenges this increased diversity brings.

The final section of the book includes
four chapters (without chapter 16) that
address interpersonal abuse in rural communities, rural healthcare disparities, rural
mental health practices, and rural oncology.
The last two chapters may be particularly
useful in a practice class, because of the case
examples provided.

Demographic shifts in rural America
are inadequately covered in this compendium. Rural America is aging more rapidly
than urban and suburban America. The
resulting impact on rural public education
systems and school consolidations threaten
the sustainability of many rural communities. Regional consolidation into hub communities provides the semblance of urban
amenities, but does so at the expense of resource depletion in the countryside. Underresourced public education systems may not
be up to the task of preparing graduates to
effectively compete in the broader economy, thereby exacerbating rural poverty and
its correlates. A comprehensive treatment
of social work in rural communities should
include a chapter on aging, poverty, and
substance abuse.

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