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Peer reviewedTarver, James D. – Rural Sociology, 1972
Descriptors: Agriculture, Construction Industry, Industrial Structure, Manufacturing Industry
Peer reviewedAnd Others; Clemente, Frank – Rural Sociology, 1974
Descriptors: Area Studies, Community Characteristics, Community Role, Dropouts
Peer reviewedTomaskovic-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
