Status Attainment through Marriage: Social-Psychological Dimensions among Rural Women.

Howell, Frank M.

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ERIC Number: EJ239212

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Publication Date: 1980

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Status Attainment through Marriage: Social-Psychological Dimensions among Rural Women.

Howell, Frank M.

Rural Sociology, v45 n4 p681-707 Win 1980

Explores the process by which young rural women translate adolescent aspirations for their own adult achievements and those of hypothetical "future" husbands into attainment patterns early in the life course. Stresses the influence of educational aspirations and attainment as prime factors of status attainment. (Author/JD)

Descriptors: Educational Status Comparison, Expectation, Females, Individual Development, Mate Selection, Occupational Aspiration, Postsecondary Education, Rural Population, Social Status, Status Need

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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