Community Organization and Family Structure in Two Fishing Communities.

Ellis, Carolyn

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Publication Date: 1984

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Community Organization and Family Structure in Two Fishing Communities.

Ellis, Carolyn

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v46 n3 p515-26 Aug 1984

Examines the reciprocal relation of community organization and family patterns by participant observation techniques in two isolated fishing communities, similar in ecology and cultural background. Even though work organization in both is small scale, substantial differences in patterns of family life are found. (JAC)

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Ecology, Family Life, Family Structure, Kinship, Participant Observation, Rural Areas, Sex Role, Social Networks

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Language: English

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