The nature of the relationship of various aspects of the modernization process to deferred/immediate goal gratification among rural Baganda living in Uganda is examined. (NQ)

This book studies characteristics and needs of the aging in an attempt to relate the resources of the local church to the needs of older persons. It assumes that older persons have many individual needs which are not subject to large scale solutions and must therefore be approached locally. The purpose of this book is to deal with these more…

The proposition that Appalachian religion persists because it is performing a significant function as a mechanism helping the adjustment of people who due to modern changes, have become dislocated socially, economically, and psychologically was tested. Religiosity was defined on the basis of 4 variables: (1) religious beliefs; (2) need to use…

This study attempted to investigate the differences in need satisfaction of five levels of certified school personnel; i.e., superintendents, assistant superintendents, principals, supervisors, and teachers. The study also examined the differences in need satisfaction of school personnel categorized by age, sex, total years teaching experience,…

Using interview data collected from 595 subjects living in 5 Utah counties, 2 dimensions of community satisfaction (economic and interpersonal) were identified via factor analysis. Employing a theoretical framework of rural-urban differences, the impact of residence on the two dimensions of satisfaction was tested by regression analysis and found…