Rural Psychology

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
Ruralness as a Psychological Construct....Pages 1-13
Characteristics of Rural America....Pages 15-32
Interaction in Rural Families....Pages 33-44
Cross-Cultural Research in Psychological Development in Rural Communities....Pages 45-73
Issues of Linguistic Development in Rural Subcultures in the United States....Pages 75-93
Is There a Psychology of the Rural Aged?....Pages 95-112
Environmental Perception and Cognition in Rural Contexts....Pages 113-149
Locus of Control and the Rural Experience....Pages 151-168
Social Psychology and Religious Fundamentalism....Pages 169-198
The Quality of Life in Rural and Urban America....Pages 199-216
Needs Assessments in Rural Areas Issues and Problems....Pages 217-231
Problems in Program Development and the Development of Alternatives....Pages 233-273
Models of Service Delivery....Pages 275-303
Child Abuse....Pages 305-336
Home-Based Early Intervention....Pages 337-358
Community Psychology and Rural Legal Systems....Pages 359-380
The Energy Crisis and Behavioral Science....Pages 381-426
Epilogue....Pages 427-438
Back Matter....Pages 439-442