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Peer reviewedMeyer, Miriam S. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1988
Describes the experiences of one farm family over an eight year period: loss of a farm, move to another distant farm, and accidental death of a family member. Discusses multigenerational expectations, feelings of failure, threats to self-esteem, locus of control conflicts, effects of grief and vulnerability, and coping resources. (SV)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Coping, Emotional Response, Farmers
Peer reviewedHargrove, David S. – Journal of Rural Community Psychology, 1986
Discusses socio-psychological effect of farm foreclosures and decline of agriculturally-related businesses in the midwest/plains states. Suggests that models for understanding human response to natural disasters are applicable to this crisis. Challenges the myth that rural people and communities bond together under stress and offers suggestions to…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Agricultural Trends, Community Change, Community Psychology
