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Midwest Patterns of Dense Rural Social Networks
Val Farmer discusses a study by O'Brien Hassinger and Dershem showing Midwest rural networks are dense with kin and trusted confidants. Urban areas show broader but looser ties while the Midwest blends openness with guardedness, affecting crisis support and advice sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. O’brien
Edward W. Hassinger
Larry Dershem
University of Missouri
Midwest
West
O’brien
Northeast
Mississippi
Val Farmer
Rapid City
South Dakota