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    Start Over Publication Year 1983 Subject Term decision making Subject Term farm families

    1. Agricultural extension and communication - why, what and for whom

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Woods, John L. (author)
    Format:
    Report
    Publication Date:
    1983 revision
    Published:
    Interational
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 196 Document Number: D08070
    Notes:
    John L. Woods Collection, RB #372. Development training and Communication Planning, UNDP Asia and Pacific Programme, Bangkok, Thailand. 10 pages.

    2. Influence of kinship arrangements of farmer innovativeness

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    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Carlson, John E. (author) and Dillman, Don A. (author)
    Format:
    Journal article
    Publication Date:
    1983
    Published:
    USA
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 95 Document Number: C07414
    Journal Title:
    Rural Sociology
    Journal Title Details:
    48 (2) : 183-200
    Notes:
    INTERPAKS, Explores a frequently neglected aspect of adoption, namely how family characteristics influence utilization decision. The authors question the typical view of farmers as "individualistic actors", and direct research toward kinship arrangements, extended family networks, and group reinforcement for adoption decisions. The research centers on adoption of soil conservation practices in the Palouse are of Washington and Idaho. The findings demonstrate a definite link between kinship arrangements and adoption behavior: 1) farming with other relatives introduces additional information and opportunities for innovation; 2) two generations farming together tend to be more sensitive to future implications of production technologies. The research is limited to one area and one type of innovation, but it does raise the important issue of how the social organization of production affects adoption decisions.