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Non-Metropolitan Service Delivery Revisited: Insights from a Dozen Years of Participant Observation.
Johnson, Louise C. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1984
Summarizes the nature of service delivery systems in non-metropolitan communities and identifies four community/delivery system types: small city, small town, rural community, and reservation community. Identifies areas warranting further study, e.g., the reservation community, the informal functioning of helping systems, and the coordination of…
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, Community Characteristics, Community Size, Delivery Systems
Coward, Raymond T. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1987
Outlines the high incidence of poverty among the rural elderly, their sources of income, and their helping networks. Calls attention to rural-urban differences, farm/nonfarm resident distinctions, regional differences, and characteristics of recent immigrants versus long-term residents. Urges social work interventions that address the distinctive…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Federal Aid, Income, Older Adults
