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Fullerton, Andrew S.; Villemez, Wayne J. – Social Forces, 2011
Several recent studies across the social sciences show that the spatial agglomeration of employment in a local labor market benefits both firms and workers in terms of better firm performance and higher wages. Drawing from the organizational ecology perspective, we argue that workers receive higher wages in large industrial clusters and urban…
Descriptors: Labor Market, Urban Areas, Geographic Distribution, Social Environment
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Clarke, 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