Journal article
Family structure diversity: Views from rural community leaders and implications for youth engagement
Community development (Columbus, Ohio), v 51(2), pp 157-171
14 Mar 2020
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Abstract
As family structures continue to evolve, understanding how communities perceive these changes and influences on youth engagement is important. This study examined community leaders' perceptions of rural youth engagement as influenced by family structural changes. Fifteen rural community leaders were interviewed, and data were analyzed thematically. Three major themes emerged: familial influence on youth development, parents' beliefs on structurally diverse homes, and community as a resource for youth engagement. Findings suggest that community leaders (a) perceived families as the primary influence in youth development (b) endorsed the view that non-nuclear families are broken, and (c) felt youth emerging from these family types are less motivated to engage in community life than their counterparts from nuclear family households. Community leaders predominantly assumed that family structure diversity was the strongest determinant of youth engagement within their community, without accounting for qualitative differences in resources provided to match youth interest.
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- Title
- Family structure diversity: Views from rural community leaders and implications for youth engagement
- Creators
- Adaobi Anakwe - Saint Louis UniversityWilson Majee - University of Missouri Health SystemKimberly J. M. Keller - University of MissouriKarien Jooste - Cape Peninsula University of Technology
- Publication Details
- Community development (Columbus, Ohio), v 51(2), pp 157-171
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- University of Missouri's South African Educational Program University of Western Cape
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000572359300006
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85083511652
- Other Identifier
- 991021899215404721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Development Studies