Patterns of Rural Community Involvement: A Comparison of Residents and Recent Immigrants.

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Title: Patterns of Rural Community Involvement: A Comparison of Residents and Recent Immigrants.
Language: English
Authors: Rank, Mark R., Voss, Paul R.
Source: Rural Sociology. Sum 1982 47(2):197-219.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 23
Publication Date: 1982
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Family Influence, Friendship, Migrants, Neighborhood Integration, Place of Residence, Relocation, Rural Areas, Rural Resettlement, Socioeconomic Status, Time, Urban to Rural Migration
ISSN: 0036-0112
Abstract: Data collected in 1977 from 992 households in 37 fast-growing nonmetropolitan counties in the Upper Great Lakes Region show that newcomers over time tend to become as involved in their new communities as the oldtimers and socioeconomic status positively affects levels of formal community participation for both migrants and residents. (LC)
Entry Date: 1982
Accession Number: EJ265010
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Data collected in 1977 from 992 households in 37 fast-growing nonmetropolitan counties in the Upper Great Lakes Region show that newcomers over time tend to become as involved in their new communities as the oldtimers and socioeconomic status positively affects levels of formal community participation for both migrants and residents. (LC)
ISSN:0036-0112