A Study of the Social Participation of the Nonemployed Wife of the Working Class Man in Hays, Kansas
Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Date of Award
Summer 1969
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Sociology
Advisor
Robert R. Witt
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to examine the extent of social participation of the non-employed wife of the working class man in Hays, Kansas. In the literature on the working class segment of the population one theme seemed to persist. The researchers noted with interest the reluctance of the workingman's wife to become socially active. In reference to the working class the findings of previous studies supported the existence of a positive relationship between social class and social participation. Individuals in the upper social strata were reported to be more active participants in voluntary associations than were individuals in the lower strata. Individuals in the upper social strata also contributed disproportionately to leadership positions in voluntary associations. It was the workingman's wife who seemed to be, as compared to her middle and upper class counterpart, most isolated from the larger society.
Recommended Citation
Arnhold, Rose M., "A Study of the Social Participation of the Nonemployed Wife of the Working Class Man in Hays, Kansas" (1969). Master's Theses. 1185.
DOI: 10.58809/ELYO8552
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/1185
Rights
© 1969 Rose Marie Arnhold
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