Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; PART I: Culture and Midwestern Family Farmers; 1. Historical Background of Ethnic Farmers; 2. Family Farmers: An American Family Type; 3. The Community Context; 4. A Typology of Family Farming Patterns; PART II: Interactional Processes and Reproduction of Family and Farm; 5. Husband, Wife, and Farm Management; 6. Father, Son, and Farm Succession; 7. Siblings and Inheritance of the Patrimony; 8. Social Networks: The Links to Community; PART III: Implications of Family Practices beyond the Farm Bounds; 9. Land Tenure; 10. Community Personality; Conclusion
Appendix: Methods for Farming Community StudiesBibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Y
Summary
Prairie Patrimony: Family, Farming, and Community in the Midwest
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 24, 2013)
