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Download full textGougeon, Thomas D. – 2000
Small communities require the services of professionals such as doctors and teachers, but most professionals are trained in metropolitan areas. Urban-trained professionals are seldom prepared for the social and cultural differences that confront them when they move to rural communities. Such newcomers frequently experience culture shock--the…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Psychology, Community Relations, Culture Conflict
