Elites and Change in the Kentucky Mountains.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Modernization: A Case Study -- Concerning Modernization -- The Kentucky Mountains -- Theories of Communication in Modernization -- 2 The Interstitial Persons -- The Study Sample -- Content of the Inquiry -- Background Characteristics of the Elites -- Summary -- 3 The Social Mobilization of Mountain Elites -- Social Exposure -- The Elites &amp -- the Socialization of Youth -- Political &amp -- Civic Participation -- The Overall Participation Matrix -- Summary -- 4 Attitudes toward Tradition &amp -- Change -- Mountain Culture &amp -- the Outsider -- Prospects &amp -- Policies for Modernization -- 5 Mountain Elites: Resources for Modernization? -- The Components Analysis &amp -- Attitude Clusters -- Attitude Patterns among Mountain Elites -- Social Mobilization &amp -- Attitude Patterns -- Profiles &amp -- Prospects -- 6 The Market of Ideas -- The Mountain Scene -- Strategies for Change in the Mountains -- 7 The Social Dynamics of Modernization: The Appalachian Kentucky Case -- Appalachian Kentucky: The Problem of Modernization -- The Schools &amp -- the Cultural-Bridge Function -- Communication &amp -- Social Mobilization -- Tables -- Appendix A: The ESLS Questionnaire -- Appendix B: The TC Questionnaire -- Appendix C: Attitude Factor Scores &amp -- Their Correlates -- The Methodology -- Regression Results &amp -- Their Interpretation: The Example of Factor 3 -- Analyses of Regressions for Other Factors -- Summary Remarks -- Glossary of Independent Variables Used in the Regressions -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.