Rural Youth in the USA: Status, Needs, and Suggestions for Development.

Autor/in	Kuvlesky, William P.
Titel	Rural Youth in the USA: Status, Needs, and Suggestions for Development.
Quelle	(1976), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	American Indians; Aspiration; Blacks; Cultural Differences; Mexican Americans; Minority Groups; Needs Assessment; Occupational Aspiration; Policy Formation; Population Distribution; Racial Differences; Rural Urban Differences; Rural Youth; Social Change; Synthesis; Tables (Data); Values; Whites; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? American Indian; Indianer; Streben; Black person; Schwarzer; Kultureller Unterschied; Hispanoamerikaner; Ethnische Minderheit; Bedarfsermittlung; Berufsneigung; Berufsziel; Politische Betätigung; Demographical distribution; Bevölkerungsverteilung; Rassenunterschied; Stadt-Land-Beziehung; Rural area; Rural areas; Youth; Ländlicher Raum; Jugend; Jugendlicher; Sozialer Wandel; Tabelle; Wertbegriff; White; Weißer; USA
Abstract	Studies on U.S. rural youth indicate current regional and ethnic diversity; limited rural-urban differences; and some limited social change in terms of values, needs, and aspirations. The size of the rural youth population is considerable (25,013,948 out of a total youth population of 93,313,518 in 1970). The majority of rural youth are white (85%) and concentrated in the southern states; blacks constitute the second largest proportion, but rural American Indian youth constitute one-third of the total Indian population. Significant cultural and social variations have been observed in studies reflecting occupational aspiration differentials among rural youth of ethnic groups living in comparable areas. Prior to 1950, rural youth differed qualitatively from urban youth in their occupational aspirations and were not generally college oriented. By the late sixties, rural youth had adopted the success ethic of the middle class, and current available evidence indicates U.S. rural and urban youth do not differ significantly in their basic values and aspirations, though some scattered research indicates rural youth may differ generally in social behavior patterns, cognitive skill development, and normative roles. Longitudinal studies indicate a shift in the values of rural youth (lowered occupational/educational aspirations, earlier marriage and smaller families, and decreased urban migration). The development of rural youth should center upon policy aimed at educational equalization. (JC)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC