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Rural Psychology

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  • © 1983

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Editors:
  1. Alan W. Childs

    1. Department of Psychology, Lafayette College, USA

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  2. Gary B. Melton

    1. Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Ruralness as a Psychological Construct

    • Gary B. Melton
    Pages 1-13

  3. Characteristics of Rural America

    • John D. Photiadis, Joseph J. Simoni
    Pages 15-32

  4. Interaction in Rural Families

    • Jon R. Urey, Scott W. Henggeler
    Pages 33-44

  5. Cross-Cultural Research in Psychological Development in Rural Communities

    • Marida Hollos
    Pages 45-73

  6. Issues of Linguistic Development in Rural Subcultures in the United States

    • Walt Wolfram
    Pages 75-93

  7. Is There a Psychology of the Rural Aged?

    • Andrew S. Dibner
    Pages 95-112

  8. Environmental Perception and Cognition in Rural Contexts

    • Nickolaus R. Feimer
    Pages 113-149

  9. Locus of Control and the Rural Experience

    • Herbert M. Lefcourt, Rod A. Martin
    Pages 151-168

  10. Social Psychology and Religious Fundamentalism

    • Ralph W. Hood Jr
    Pages 169-198

  11. The Quality of Life in Rural and Urban America

    • Charles D. Korte
    Pages 199-216

  12. Needs Assessments in Rural Areas Issues and Problems

    • Scott W. Henggeler
    Pages 217-231

  13. Problems in Program Development and the Development of Alternatives

    • Steven R. Heyman
    Pages 233-273

  14. Models of Service Delivery

    • J. Wilbert Edgerton
    Pages 275-303

  15. Child Abuse

    • Mindy S. Rosenberg, N. Dickon Reppucci
    Pages 305-336

  16. Home-Based Early Intervention

    • Edward E. Gotts
    Pages 337-358

  17. Community Psychology and Rural Legal Systems

    • Gary B. Melton
    Pages 359-380

  18. The Energy Crisis and Behavioral Science

    • E. Scott Geller
    Pages 381-426

  19. Epilogue

    • Gary B. Melton, Alan W. Childs
    Pages 427-438

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 439-442
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Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Psychology, Lafayette College, USA

    Alan W. Childs

  • Department of Psychology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA

    Gary B. Melton

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Rural Psychology

  • Editors: Alan W. Childs, Gary B. Melton

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3512-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1983

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-3514-6Published: 10 November 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-3512-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 442

  • Topics: Clinical Psychology

  • Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Engineering, Health & Hospitals

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