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Bedics, Bonnie C.; Doelker, Richard E., Jr. – Human Services in the Rural Environment, 1992
Research indicates that living in company towns created a population lacking in initiative and self-determination. In one community that was a company town until the mid-1950s, key-informant interviews indicated high levels of dropping out, illiteracy, teen pregnancy, poverty, and dependency. However, a survey of high school students revealed no…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Community Surveys, High School Students
