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Perceptions of the Social Position and "Occupation" of Farmer
Mirko Martić
Sažetak
In this article the author shows some
results of a research project that he
systematically carried out among farmers
in four representatively selected villages in
Croatia in a period of about twenty years
The research was turned towards the
attitudes and opinions of peasant —
farmers and the personal traits that
characterize the transition from the
traditional peasant type towards the
modern farmer type.
Concerning the peasants’ attitudes to
their land, there is an increase of answers
indicating the presence of traditional
values (emotional links with the land), and
a decrease of answers that point to a
rational, economic attitude to the land
The respondents evaluate the social
position of workers and peasants
unfavourably and consider them the social
groups with the most unfavourable position
in the Yugoslav society. This reflects
negative tendencies in the group of
ordinary workers in comparison with
farmers The social status of farmers is
seen as closely connected with the
professional future of their descendents,
so the results of research show that an
unexpectedly low number of respondents
desire farming and worker occupations for
their sons and daughters.
Finally, the author emphasizes that the
experience of change is strong in the
consciousness of the present generation
of farmers The respondents whose
statements on accomplished changes are
negative and pessimistic do not see
a better perspective in the near future
either.
Ključne riječi
Hrčak ID:
121751
URI
Datum izdavanja:
7.7.1988.
Posjeta: 1.216 *