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Direct linkMacias, Thomas; Nelson, Elysia – Rural Sociology, 2011
This study, based on a random-digit-dialing telephone survey of adults in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, uses ordinary least squares regression to examine a relatively neglected element in the sociological literature on environmental concern, namely, the influence of an individual's social capital on the formation of environmental attitudes.…
Descriptors: Conservation (Environment), Telephone Surveys, Least Squares Statistics, Social Capital
Sundblad, Daniel R.; Sapp, Stephen G. – Rural Sociology, 2011
We examined the community field perspective as a complement to the linear-development and systemic models of community attachment, wherein community attachment is defined as a social bond to the community of place. We empirically evaluated indicators of the actor's interaction within the social field, such as the perceived quality of neighboring…
Descriptors: Community Development, Persistence, Social Indicators, Friendship
Grineski, Sara E. – Rural Sociology, 2009
Asthma is the number one chronic health condition facing children today; however, little is known about rural-urban inequalities in asthma. This "area effects on health" study examines rural-urban differences in childhood asthma hospitalizations within the state of Texas using negative binomial regression models. Effects associated with…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Social Class, American Indians, Diseases
Peer reviewedSauer, William J.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1976
The relationship between place of residence and life satisfaction of the elderly was examined. (NQ)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Human Living, Older Adults, Rural Urban Differences
Peer reviewedMartinson, Oscar B.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1976
Descriptors: Administration, Agricultural Personnel, Labor, Occupations
Salka, William M. – Rural Sociology, 2003
There is considerable debate in the literature regarding the variables that produce differing levels of countywide support for environmental protection. Competing explanations include differences stemming from individual attributes of residents, economic conditions, and urban-rural differences. The present study examines why some counties express…
Descriptors: Voting, Behavior, Environmental Standards, Social Indicators
Peer reviewedLadewig, Howard; McCann, Glenn C. – Rural Sociology, 1980
Investigating rural residents' satisfaction with their residential environment, this study's general objective is the formulation and empirical testing of a conceptual framework of community satisfaction that examines the contention that objective measures of environmental attributes are inadequate in themselves as life-quality measures.…
Descriptors: Community Satisfaction, Models, Quality of Life, Research Methodology
Li, Jianghong; Lavely, William – Rural Sociology, 2003
This study analyzes the variation in one measure of son preference that is of particular relevance in rural China: whether a woman considers it important to have a son, and the reasons why sons are important. To summarize our conclusions, we find that the expectation that a son will provide financial support in old age is strongly associated with…
Descriptors: Expectation, Low Income, Females, Infant Mortality
