ABSTRACT
This book documents the experiences of rural Iowa families, who lived through the "farm crisis" years of the 1980s, in a fashion that might help families of the future cope more successfully with economic reversals. The documentation could be used to fashion more effective social policies.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|54 pages
Families and Hardship
part II|92 pages
Rural Families and Communities
part III|57 pages
Husbands and Wives
chapter Chapter 8|20 pages
Doing Worse and Feeling Worse: Psychological Consequences of Economic Hardship
part IV|48 pages
Adolescent Development
part V|16 pages
Reviewing the Evidence