
ERIC Number: EJ446345
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Agrarianism in American Society.
Dalecki, Michael G.; Coughenour, C. Milton
Rural Sociology, v57 n1 p48-64 Spr 1992
Surveyed a national sample (n=3135) of adults to examine the structure of agrarianism among the U.S. public and its relationship to U.S. values. Identified four tenets of agrarianism: family farm; agrarian fundamentalism; yeomanship (economic independence); and farm lifestyle. Each of the first three dimensions expressed a different social ethic related to a unique configuration of U.S. values. (KS)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Beliefs, Farmers, National Surveys, Public Opinion, Rural Areas, Social Values
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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