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Peer reviewedHansen, Gary L. – Rural Sociology, 1987
Questionnaires from 220 young, married subjects were used to examine effects of community size on social-exchange orientations in marriage. Reward level explained 54.8 percent of the variance in marital adjustment for urban women but only 28.1 percent for rural women. Rewards of "money" and "information" were better predictors of adjustment for…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Marriage, Need Gratification, Rural Family
Peer reviewedLyson, Thomas A. – Rural Sociology, 1986
Examines three reasons why Americans have remained apathetic towards the current farm crisis: consumers have little direct contact with farmers/farm life; relationship between food prices at the supermarket and farm income is hidden; and Americans view "bad" news from the farm sector as a recurring theme in national economic events. (LFL)
Descriptors: Apathy, Consumer Economics, Credibility, Economic Change
Peer reviewedCamasso, Michael J.; Moore, Dan E. – Rural Sociology, 1985
Responses of 9,957 Pennsylvanians to a statewide needs assessment questionnaire were examined to determine if there was a rural/urban difference in residualist beliefs about social welfare programs. Results demonstrated that rural respondents were clearly less supportive of specific welfare programs and less accepting of institutional remedies for…
Descriptors: Adults, Attitude Measures, Attitudes, Beliefs
