{"id":16,"date":"2021-03-02T14:59:48","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T19:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/middletownstudies\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2023-08-25T10:49:36","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T14:49:36","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/middletownstudies\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Center for Middletown Studies<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Research <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-54 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.bsu.edu\/middletownstudies\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/03\/CMS-research-landing-page-image-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/03\/16221829\/CMS-research-landing-page-image-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/03\/16221829\/CMS-research-landing-page-image-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/03\/16221829\/CMS-research-landing-page-image-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bsu-wpe-sites.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2021\/03\/16221829\/CMS-research-landing-page-image.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ball State\u2019s Center for Middletown Studies supports research that builds on the tradition of community-focused scholarship inaugurated by Robert and Helen Lynd.\u00a0 It sponsors research on Muncie as Middletown, on the history, present condition, and future prospects of small cities, and on the sociocultural impact of broad economic change in these places.\u00a0 The Center is particularly committed to pursuing research that engages with a broad range of community members and gives them a voice in the research process.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Follow the links on the right to learn more about the Center\u2019s various projects and initiatives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for Middletown Studies\u00a0Research &nbsp; 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