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Van Gundy, Karen T.; Stracuzzi, Nena F.; Rebellon, Cesar J.; Tucker, Corinna Jenkins; Cohn, Ellen S. – Rural Sociology, 2011
Using survey data from two youth samples, one rural and one urban, we examine the role and significance of perceived community cohesion in the stress process. In particular, we assess the extent to which community attachment and detachment are related to depressed mood, problem substance use, and delinquency net of social statuses, stress…
Descriptors: Rural Youth, Delinquency, Urban Youth, Depression (Psychology)
Byun, Soo-yong; Meece, Judith L.; Irvin, Matthew J.; Hutchins, Bryan C. – Rural Sociology, 2012
Drawing on a recent national survey of rural high school students, this study investigated the relationship between social capital and educational aspirations of rural youth. Results showed that various process features of family and school social capital were important for predicting rural youths' educational aspirations beyond sociodemographic…
Descriptors: Siblings, Rural Youth, Academic Aspiration, Social Capital

Rieger, Jon H. – Rural Sociology, 1972
Descriptors: Evaluation, Longitudinal Studies, Mobility, Occupational Mobility

Mettlin, Curt; Hsu, Michael – Rural Sociology, 1975
In this paper, criteria involving observation of the activity of agents of influence themselves are proposed and investigated. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Change Agents, Education, High School Students, Occupations

Schwarzweller, Harry K. – Rural Sociology, 1976
The structuring of educational ambition among rural youth in Norway, Germany, and the United States was compared. The research thrust was to specify linkages between scholastic rank and educational plan. Social class origin, sex, residence place, and regional context were introduced as additional considerations. (Author/NQ)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Comparative Analysis, Rural Youth

Schwarzweller, Harry K. – Rural Sociology, 1973
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Career Planning, Geographic Regions, High School Students

Falk, William W.; Cosby, Arthur G. – Rural Sociology, 1974
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration, Black Attitudes, Comparative Analysis

Miller, Michael V. – Rural Sociology, 1976
Following the thesis that variations in ethnic identification reflect social differentiation within the Mexican American population, this paper sought to: (1) delineate primary terms for ethnic self-identification among youths residing in a relatively homogeneous area of South Texas, (2) test the generalizability of past findings, and (3) examine…
Descriptors: Ethnic Grouping, Labeling (of Persons), Language Usage, Mexican Americans

Willits, Fern K.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1973
Revised version of paper presented to the annual meetings of the Rural Sociological Society held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 1972. (NQ)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Beliefs, Residential Patterns, Rural Population

Zuiches, James J.; Rieger, Jon H. – Rural Sociology, 1978
Focusing on the role of residential preferences and lifecycle migration patterns in the rural population growth rate, this article concludes that it is partly attributable to an increase in rural preferences among youth, changes in preferences of previous rural-to-urban migrants, and immigration of persons with no previous residence in rural…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Cohort Analysis, Longitudinal Studies, Migration Patterns

Kirschenbaum, Alan – Rural Sociology, 1971
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Ecological Factors, Employment Opportunities

Winfree, L. Thomas, Jr.; Griffiths, Curt Taylor – Rural Sociology, 1983
Shows tests of social learning theory in a rural middle school setting in 1975 and 1979 determined that variables (i.e., social reinforcement, social/nonsocial reinforcements, differential associations, and supportive definitions) accounted for 34 percent variance level of marijuana use in 1975 and 52 percent variance in 1979. Suggests marijuana…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Use, Marihuana, Middle Schools
Spano, Richard; Nagy, Steve – Rural Sociology, 2005
Although the overall crime rate dropped between 1993 and 2000, both adolescent violence and violent crime in rural areas has been on the rise. However, little research has been conducted on the determinants of rural violence using targeted regional samples of rural youth. This study examines the applicability of lifestyle/routine activities (RA)…
Descriptors: Victims of Crime, Adolescents, Social Isolation, Rural Areas

Christiansen, John R.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1963
This paper, presented at the annual meeting of the Rural Sociological Society at Iowa State University, August, 1961, describes a study of the relation of Morman religious values and the desire to attend college. Interviews were held with 287 high school age boys and girls living in three central Utah counties which had a high concentration (91%)…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Church Programs, Church Role, College Attendance

Chan, Christopher G.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Rural Sociology, 2001
Analysis of data from the Iowa Youth and Families Project establishes that parents' social involvement is a source of social capital for their children. Rural children's connection to a civic culture and their involvement in community groups are encouraged by parental social participation and further enhanced by parents' ties to farming. (Contains…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Family Influence, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence
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