Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)

HOMESTEADERS IN MISSOURI: THE APPEAL OF THE FRONTIER IN RURAL UNITED STATES

Publicado em 06/08/2026 - ISBN: 978-65-272-2668-0

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DOI
10.29327/9786527226680.1428547  
Título do Trabalho
HOMESTEADERS IN MISSOURI: THE APPEAL OF THE FRONTIER IN RURAL UNITED STATES
Autores
  • Rebecca Scott
  • Joan Hermsen
  • Kandice Grossman
  • Sarah Hultine Massengale
Modalidade
IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)
Área temática
IRSA 18 - Rural Futures: Exploring the Socio-Economic and Political Transformation of Rural-Urban Nexus
Data de Publicação
06/08/2026
País da Publicação
Brasil
Idioma da Publicação
pt-BR
Página do Trabalho
https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1428547-homesteaders-in-missouri--the-appeal-of-the-frontier-in-rural-united-states
ISBN
978-65-272-2668-0
Palavras-Chave
Frontier, social contract, public good, homesteaders, neoliberalism
Resumo
Our team conducted a qualitative research study in rural Missouri between 2023-2024 examining experiences, attitudes, and discourses about equity and community wellbeing. Findings highlighted some long-standing and emergent trends which suggest a resurgence in frontier ideology and behavior that complicates the neoliberal consensus and reflects a breakdown in the idea of a social contract. Due to a rejection of taxes and regulation, churches and schools are the main locations of public action and community mutual support but are underfunded and can act as agencies of exclusion. Conditions attract former urbanites who invest in property while embracing rural isolation, the lack of local taxes and regulation, and what they perceive as traditional family values. Newcomers and long-standing residents alike refer to these in-migrants as “homesteaders.” This and other terms that recall the American frontier reflect both the dissolution of social solidarity and the increasing value of hyper-independence in US politics and culture.
Título do Evento
16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento
Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento
Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora
Even3
Meio de Divulgação
Meio Digital
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SCOTT, Rebecca et al.. HOMESTEADERS IN MISSOURI: THE APPEAL OF THE FRONTIER IN RURAL UNITED STATES.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1428547-HOMESTEADERS-IN-MISSOURI--THE-APPEAL-OF-THE-FRONTIER-IN-RURAL-UNITED-STATES. Acesso em: 26/08/2026

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