Cloke and Thirft, 1987

Research that examine the social stratification of the rural often ignore the structures that shape these human dynamics. Specifically, Cloke and Thrift acknowledge that to state that the middle-class has washed the rural, would to cast sweeping generalisations without enquiring as to the background such as being previous occupants. Social and monetary capital possessed by the middle-class has the power to influence local decision making. This leads to class based tensions where the needs of the needs of the lower classes are superseded by the desires of the middle-class who

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