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Download full textBeaulieu, Lionel J. – 1980
The persons and groups who held lead roles in the development of an electricity generating plant near Craig, Colorado, and/or aided in problem solving activities are the concerns of this examination of boomtown studies in which field theory is employed as a framework for assessing Craig's community structure characteristics. The usefulness of…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Characteristics, Community Coordination
Monzel, Kristen L. – 1987
This study examines the Lao Hmong, an Indochinese refugee group that has resettled in the Denver-Boulder, Colorado, area. Characteristics examined are the following: (1) migration; (2) location; (3) housing; (4) acculturation; and (5) life satisfaction. An extensive literature review discusses the history, ethnography, and culture of the Hmong in…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adjustment (to Environment), Community Surveys, Demography
Albrecht, Stan L. – 1980
Data on the social effects of boomtown growth and industrialization were collected from residents of three western communities (Craig, Colorado; Price, Utah; and Gunnison, Colorado) via a fairly detailed mail questionnaire sent to a random sample of 900. Completed questionnaires were received from 443 (a return rate of 65%). A number of different…
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Community Problems, Community Satisfaction, Community Study
