NORTH SEA OIL AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE: AN ATTITUDINAL PROFILE OF EVANTON, EASTER ROSS

Although a good deal has been written about the social, economic and cultural impact of oil‐related economic development in the Scottish Highlands, little evidence has been assembled on the affective response of people living in those communities which have borne the brunt of economic and demographic change. In this article we report on the quality of life in one such community as seen through the eyes of its inhabitants.