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Passing on the family farm shaping the next generation
Rural sociologists Elder Robertson and Conger studied 245 male Iowa farmers and their sons to reveal how economics, parental attitudes, and father son relationships influence whether the next generation stays in farming. Key factors include financial stress, prosperity, full time farming, warm or harsh parenting, and intergenerational transmission of parenting styles. The study notes that the youth form attitudes early and that future farm viability depends on conditions 10 to 15 years ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Elder
Elizabeth Robertson
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Rand Conger
Iowa State University
Iowa
Iowa Youth and Families Project
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