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The Culture Of Poverty Debate: Some Additional Data, Barbara E. Coward, Joe R. Feagin, J. Allen Williams Jr.

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

In this paper we briefly review relevant research on the culture of poverty and set our findings within the general context of culture of poverty arguments. Data from a community survey in a Southwestern city are analyzed using Oscar Lewis’ four major culture of poverty dimensions: 1) the individual, 2) the family, 3) the slum community, and 4) the community’s relation to society. In our study a sample of 271 black respondents was divided into two groups, here termed the “poor” and the “non-poor.” In noting all the broad traits studied in all dimensions taken together, some support for Lewis’ …

Black Family Structures And Functions: An Empirical Examination Of Some Suggestions Made By Billingsley, J. Allen Williams Jr., Robert Stockton

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Andrew Billingsley in Black Families in White America has criticized much of the previous research on the black family, saying that social scientists have ignored the structural variation among families and have focused on a very limited number of family functions. To correct what he believes to be a distorted picture of the black family, he has suggested a typology of family structures and a large number of family functions which should be taken into consideration. This paper, based upon data collected from 321 black households, uses Billingsley’s typology to examine the association between family structures and functions. It is …

4-H What's It All About? : Extension Circular 0-76-73

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

You are a 4-H Leader. Congratulations for being selected, and for your willingness to serve youth! You will have both responsibilities and opportunities. You will gain untold satisfactions as you see boys and girls grow and develop. Boys and girls will look to you as their friend, teacher, guide and helper. Your job will be challenging and rewarding. You may have been a 4-H member yourself, or you may have heard of 4-H only recently. As a leader you will want to know what 4-H is all about. Let's look at it.

4-H is a voluntary, educational program designed to …

Information About The Nebraska 4-H Camp

Nebraska 4-H Clubs: Historical Materials and Publications

Discusses and illustrates the Nebraska 4-H camp in Halsey, NE.

Ritual Appraisement In White Singles’ Bars: From A Woman’S Perspective, Mary Jo Deegan

Department of Sociology: Faculty Publications

Singles bars provide a unique opportunity to observe sexual norms and mores in action. This set of expectations is particularly visible in these spots because they accentuate the mobility and "meat market" aspects of selection of dating partners. The meat market bargaining process is an important part of this ritual introduction, and it is a major organizing concept in the analysis.