Children of the Land: Adversity and Success in Rural America (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development)
Elder Jr., Glen H.
Conger, Rand D.
In Children Of The Land, The Authors Ask Whether Traditional Observations About Farm Families - Strong Intergenrational Ties, Productive Roles For Youth In Work And Social Leadership, Dedicated Parents, And A Network Of Positive Engagement In Church, School, And Community Life - Apply To 300 Iowa Children Who Have Grown Up With Some Tie To The Land. The Answer, As The Authors Show, Is A Resounding Yes. The Study Includes Families Involved In Full-time Or Part-time Farming, Displaced Farm Families, Families In Which The Parents Grew Up On A Farm, And Non-farm Families - The Comparison Group.--jacket. Ties To The Land -- Families And The Generations -- Ties To Family And Land -- Always Work To Do -- Bridging Family And Community -- Wisdom Of The Ages -- Church, Family, And Friends -- Lessons From School -- Achieving Success, Avoiding Trouble -- Legacies Of The Land. Glen H. Elder Jr. And Rand D. Conger ; With A Foreword By Ross D. Parke, And With The Collaboration Of Stephen T. Russell ... [et Al.]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Urban youth--Family relationships, Urban youth--United States--Family relationships, Parenting, Parenting--United States, Success, Success--United States, Rural youth--Family relationships, Rural youth--United States--Family relationships, Rural youth--Family relationships--United States, Rural conditions, HQ796 .E525 2000, 305.235/0973/091734
Name in long format: | Children of the Land: Adversity and Success in Rural America (The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Series on Mental Health and Development, Studies on Successful Adolescent Development) |
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ISBN-10: | 0226202666 |
ISBN-13: | 9780226202662 |
Book pages: | 394 |
Book language: | en |
Edition: | 1 |
Binding: | Hardcover |
Publisher: | University of Chicago Press |
Dimensions: | Height: 8.5 Inches, Length: 5.5 Inches, Weight: 1.49473413636 Pounds, Width: 1.1 Inches |