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Pathways of Youth Development in a Rural Trailer Park *
Author(s) -
MacTavish Katherine A.,
Salamon Sonya
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
family relations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1741-3729
pISSN - 0197-6664
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00367.x
Subject(s) - trailer , documentation , residence , sociology , ethnography , economic growth , geography , public relations , political science , engineering , demography , computer science , anthropology , economics , programming language , structural engineering
Limited empirical documentation exists for the developmental pathways available to rural youth growing up in low‐resource community settings. Drawing on ethnographic data, this article examines the developmental pathways experienced by youth in a rural trailer park. Findings reveal how various factors, some inherent to working poor class status and others unique to trailer park residence and small town community, challenge youth's access to a pathway offering broader life chances.