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Rural Sociology

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Bloomquist, Leonard E.	1
Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald	1

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Local Labor Market Characteristics and the Occupational Concentration of Different Sociodemographic Groups.

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Bloomquist, Leonard E. – Rural Sociology, 1990

Analyzes concentration of employment opportunities for different socioeconomic groups in different local labor-market areas (LMAs). Uses regression analysis of 1980 census data. Finds rural LMAs offer fewer opportunities. Gender differences in occupational concentrations relate to industrial composition of labor market. Racial difference is…

Descriptors: Employment Opportunities, Employment Patterns, Labor Market, Multiple Regression Analysis

Labor Markets, Industrial Structure, and Poverty: A Theoretical Discussion and Empirical Example.

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Tomaskovic-Devey, Donald – Rural Sociology, 1987

Proposes social structural view of poverty rates as a function of local opportunity instead of individual-level focus on who is poor. Defines poverty rates as a function of industrial structure and relative power of labor in a locality. Confirms theoretical model with data from 46 South Carolina counties. (LFL)

Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Definitions, Economic Opportunities, Employment Patterns