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Direct linkClarke, Philippa; Marshall, Victor; House, James; Lantz, Paula – Social Forces, 2011
The sociology of aging draws on a broad array of theoretical perspectives and social theories from several disciplines, but rarely has it developed its own theories or theoretical perspectives. We build on past work to further advance and empirically test a model of mental health framed in terms of structural theorizing and situated within the…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Sociology, Social Theories, Interdisciplinary Approach
Ruef, Martin; Patterson, Kelly – Social Forces, 2009
Under conditions of uncertainty, we predict that development will be tied to the idiosyncrasy of organizational forms represented within local regions. Our investigation applies this theory to data on 342 counties and 43,352 businesses in the U.S. South during Reconstruction, finding support for the thesis that organizational idiosyncrasy…
Descriptors: United States History, Community Development, Business, Counties
