SPRING 2004 VOL. 14/NO. 1
Social Capital, Wealth, and Nebraska Towns John L. Anderson, 3
Key Words: civic development, democracy, Nebraska towns, rural economic development, social capital
Mapping Changes in Denominational Membership in the Great Plains, 1952-2000 Holly R. Barcus and Stanley D. Brun, 19
Key Words: denominational regions, isolation, metropolitan-non-metropolitan, migration, religious membership
New Perspectives on the Changing Religious Diversity in the Great Plains Stanley D. Brunn and Holly R. Barcus, 49
Key Words: denominational diversity, geography of religion, membership patterns, metropolitan-nonmetropolitan, new religious bodies, religious minorities, religious restructuring
Parents’ Perceptions of Wraparound Services in Lancaster County, Nebraska Paul Mooney and Gregory J. Benner, 77
Key Words: emotional and behavioral disorders, mental health, parents’ perceptions, wraparound
Fishes of the Missouri National Recreational River, South Dakota and Nebraska Charles R. Berry Jr. and Bradley Young, 89
Key Words: exotic species, fish, habitat, Missouri River, Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
Wintering Canada Geese along the Platte Rivers of Nebraska, 1960-2000 Mark P. Vrtiska and Nick Lyman, 115 [2004 Charles E. Bessey Award]
Key Words: Branta canadensis, Canada geese, Mid-Winter Survey, Nebraska, Platte River
Seed Dynamics of Eastern Redcedar in the Mixed-Grass Prairie Susan J. Tunnell, James Stubbendieck, Julie Huddle, and Jennifer Brollier, 129
Key Words: eastern redcedar, Great Plains, Juniperus virginiana, soil seed bank
BOOK REVIEWS
Roadside Geology of Nebraska by Harmon D. Maher Jr., George F. Englemann, and Robert D. Shuster, reviewed by Rex Buchanan 143
Floods, Droughts, and Climate Change by Michael Collier and Robert H. Webb, reviewed by Merlin P. Lawson 144
Changing Precipitation Regimes and Terrestrial Ecosystems: A North American Perspective by Jake F. Weltzin and Guy R. McPherson, eds., reviewed by Luke J. Marzen 145
Plants of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by H. Wayne Phillips, reviewed by Alfred E. Schuyler 146
Texas Natural History: A Century of Change by David J. Schmidly, reviewed by Brian Barnette 147
North American Box Turtles: A Natural History by C. Kenneth Dodd Jr., reviewed by Lynnette Sievert 148
Grassland Grouse and Their Conservation by Paul Johnsgard, reviewed by John W. Connelly 149
Trails and Trials: Markets and Land Use in the Alberta Beef Cattle Industry, 1881-1948 by Max Foran, reviewed by Ian MacLachlan 150
Agricultural Policy, Agribusiness, and Rent-Seeking Behavior by Andrew Schmitz, Hartley Furtan, and Katherine Baylis, reviewed by Brian T. Oleson 151
Fighting for the Farm: Rural America Transformed by Jane Adams, ed., reviewed by John C. Allen 152
Ranching West of the 100th Meridian: Culture, Ecology, and Economics by Richard L. Knight, Wendell C. Gilgert, and Ed Marston, eds., reviewed by Ann L. Hild 153
The Columbia Guide to American Indians of the Great Plains by Loretta Fowler, reviewed by F. Todd Smith 155
Telling Stories the Kiowa Way by Gus Palmer Jr., reviewed by Benjamin R. Kracht 156
The Indian Reorganization Act: Congresses and Bills by Vine Deloria Jr., reviewed by Douglas Nash 157
Aboriginal People and Other Canadians Shaping New Relationships by Martin Thornton, Roy Todd, and David N. Collins, eds., reviewed by J. R. Miller 158
FALL 2004 VOL. 14/NO. 2
New Immigrants in the Great Plains: Strengths and Challenges John DeFrain, Rochelle Dalla, Douglas A. Abbott, and Julie Johnson 163
An Analysis of Refugee Resettlement Patterns in the Great Plains John Gaber, Sharon Gaber, Jeff Vincent, and Darcy Boellstorff 165
Key Words: multi-ethnic economic enclave, refugee resettlement
Family, Peer, and Acculturative Correlates of Prosocial Development Among Latinos Maria Rosario T. de Guzman and Gustavo Carlo 185
Key Words: acculturation, family adaptability, family cohesion, prosocial behaviors
Strengths and Challenges in Chinese Immigrant Families Xiaolin Xie, Yan Xia, and Zhi Zhou 203
Key Words: acculturation Chinese immigrants, family strengths model
A Case Study of the Impact of Population Influx on a Small Community in Nebraska James Potter, Rodrigo Cantarero, X. Winson Yan, Steve Larrick, and Blanca Ramirez-Salazar 219
Key Words: case study, immigrants, quality of life, resident survey
Examining Strengths and Challenges of Rapid Rural Immigration Rochelle L. Dalla, Francisco Villarruel, Sheran C. Cramer, and Gloria Gonzalez-Kruger 231
Key Words: immigrants, Latino, meatpacking, Midwest, rural
Concerns of Hispanics and Service Providers in Southwest Missouri James B. Wirth and Susan C. Dollar 253
Key Words: barriers to care, community development, cultural competency, Hispanics, human services, Latinos, social work
A View of Sudanese Refugee Resettlement through Nebraska’s Print Media Mary S. Willis and Constance J. Fernald 271 [2004 Leslie Hewes Award]
Key Words: Dinka, Nuer, print media, refugees, resettlement, Sudan, Sudanese
East European Women and the Battle of the Sexes in American Culture Nanda Dimitrov 293
Key Words: acculturation, Eastern Europe, feminism, gender, norms and values, women
Surviving English Connie R. Schomberg 317
Key Words: adult learners, English as a Second Language (ESL), Great Plains, recent immigrants, “survival English”
A Charismatic Iranian American Engineer Jane Meehan 325
Key Words: American student, citizenship, surrogate family, immigrant, Immigrations and Naturalization Serives, Iran, soccer
Epilogue: We Welcome the New Immigrants John DeFrain, Rochelle L. Dalla, Douglas A. Abbott, and Julie Johnson 335
BOOK REVIEWS
American Arrivals: Anthropology Engages the New Immigration by Nancy Foner, ed., reviewed by Josiah McC. Heyman 347
Remaking the American Mainstream: Assimilation and Contemporary Immigration by Richard D. Alba and Victor Nee, reviewed by Hal S. Barron 348
Immigration, colonisation et propagande: du rêve américanian au rêve colonial by Serge Courville, reviewed by J. David Wood 349
Come to Texas: Enticing Immigrants, 1865-1915 by Barbara J. Rozek, reviewed by Frank Van Nuys 350
Americanizing the West: Race, Immigrants, and Citizenship, 1890-1930 by Frank Van Nuys, reviewed by Gerhard Grytz 351
Slaughterhouse Blues: The Meat and Poultry Industry in North America by Donald D. Stull and Michael J. Broadway, reviewed by Kendall M. Thu 353
The Trajectories of Rural Life: New Perspectives on Rural Canada by Raymond Blake and Andrew Nurse, eds., reviewed by Michael Gertler 354
Creek Indian Medicine Ways: The Enduring Power of Mvskoke Religion by David Lewis, Jr. and Ann T. Jordan, reviewed by Susan A. Miller 355
Preserving the Sacred: Historical Perspectives on Ojibwa Midewiwin by Michael Angel, reviewed by Katherine Pettipas 356
Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA by Kathleen S. Fine-Dare, reviewed by James Riding In 358
Who Are Canada’s Aboriginal Peoples? Recognition, Definition, and Jurisdiction by Paul L. A. H. Chartrand, ed., reviewed by Roy Todd 359
Native American Sovereignty on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents by Bryan H. Wildenthal, reviewed by David E. Wilkins 360
Eye on the Future: Business People in Calgary and the Bow Valley, 1870-1900 by Henry C. Klassen, reviewed by Vernon Jones 362
Uniting Mountain and Plain: Cities, Law, and Environmental Change along the Front Range by Kathleen A. Brosnan, reviewed by Richard Hogan 363