PRESENTED ARE ABSTRACTS AND EVALUATIVE COMMENTARIES OF 47 PUBLISHED, EMPIRICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS ON OCCUPATIONAL STATUS ORIENTATIONS OF RURAL YOUTH. THE ANNOTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE ASPECTS OF THE FINDINGS BEARING DIRECTLY ON OCCUPATIONAL ASPIRATION, OCCUPATIONAL EXPECTATION, AND ANTICIPATORY DEFLECTION FROM OCCUPATIONAL GOALS. EACH ARTICLE IS LISTED WITH COMPLETE BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION, LOCATION AND DATES OF THE STUDY REPORTED, DESCRIPTIONS OF RESPONDENTS, RELEVANCE TO AN EXAMINATION OF OCCUPATIONAL STATUS ORIENTATION ELEMENTS, RESULTS OF THE FINDINGS, AND REMARKS FOCUSING ON METHODS AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY. (SF)