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Peer reviewedWhitener, Leslie A. – Rural Sociology, 1985
Investigates extent of diversity and segmentation within United States migrant farm labor force by examining differences in migrants' attachment to farmwork. Finds three groups of migrants with differing levels of dependence on agriculture differentiated by demographic (age, minority status, region) and employment (earnings) variables. (NEC)
Descriptors: Demography, Economic Factors, Employment Patterns, Farm Labor
