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The Child
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Children of the Land
A century ago, most Americans had ties to the land. Now only one in fifty is engaged in farming and little more than a fourth live in rural communities. Though not new, this exodus from the land represents one of the great social movements of our age and is also symptomatic of an unparalleled transformation of our society. In Children of the Land, the authors ask whether traditional observations about farm families—strong intergenerational ties, productive roles for youth in work and social leadership, dedicated parents and a network of positive engagement in church, school, and community life—apply to three hundred Iowa children who have grown up with some tie to the land. The answer, as this study shows, is a resounding yes. In spite of the hardships they faced during the agricultural crisis of the 1980s, these children, whose lives we follow from the seventh grade to after high school graduation, proved to be remarkably successful, both academically and socially. A moving testament to the distinctly positive lifestyle of Iowa families with connections to the land, this uplifting book also suggests important routes to success for youths in other high risk settings.
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Migratory Labor
pt. 1: Considers. S. 1085, to establish minimum wages for migrant workers. S. 1778 and S. 2498, to register and regulate migrant labor contractors engaged in interstate commerce. S. 2141, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to repeal child labor law exemptions for agricultural labor. Sept. 28 hearing was held in Lansing, Mich.; Sept. 30 hearing was held in Madison, Wis.; Oct. 1 hearing was held in St. Paul, Minn.; Nov. 30 hearing was held in Trenton, N.J.; Dec. 7 hearing was held in NYC; and Dec. 8 hearing was held in Philadelphia, Pa.; pt. 2: May 16 hearing was held in Homestead, Fla.; May 18 hearing was held in Clewiston, Fla.; July 8 hearing was held in Fresno, Calif.; and July 11 hearing was held in Sacramento, Calif.
Migratory Labor
Considers (87) H.R. 6032, (87) S. 1123, (87) S. 1124, (87) S. 1125, (87) S. 1126, (87) S. 1130, (87) S. 1132.
Migratory Labor
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