Socrates

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Definition rural areas Rural areas (also
referred to as "the country," and/or "the
countryside") are settled places outside towns
and cities. Such areas are distinct from more
intensively settled urban and suburban areas, and
also from unsettled lands such as the outback.
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rural areas in Baden-Württemberg
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• issues of workers in rural areas
• longer distance between home and place of work
• public transport options are limited
• in rural areas in Baden-Württemberg familiy
  business, small and medium-sized business are
  predominant

beautiful landscape
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• workers in rural areas
• well-established networks family, clubs
• with disadvantages like traditional attitudes,
  xenophobia, gossip
• advantages like mutual support,
  mouth-to-mouth-propaganda
• in small villages excess of age due to migration
  to cities
• educational level and mobility less high than in
  cities
• limited choice of potential employers, fixation
  on textile sector

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• specific problems of training participants from
  rural areas in Tübingen
• no driving license
• stereotypes and prejudices against social
  security system and education from the city
• stigmatization of unemployed and poor people
  because of the low unemployment rate of ca. 4
• drug habit
• low flexibility
• physical work is dominant
• disadvantages for women becuase there are
  limited part-time jobs and limited child care
  options