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Adkins, Daniel E.; Wang, Victor; Dupre, Matthew E.; van den Oord, Edwin J. C. G.; Elder, Glen H., Jr. – Social Forces, 2009
Previous research into the social distribution of early life depression has yielded inconsistent results regarding the causes and course of subgroup depression disparities. This study examines the topic by analyzing National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health data, modeling gender and racial/ethnic differences in early life depression…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Young Adults, Depression (Psychology), Gender Differences
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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
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Small, Mario Luis; McDermott, Monica – Social Forces, 2006
Wilson (1987) and others argue that poor neighborhoods lack important organizational resources the middle class takes for granted, such as childcare centers, grocery stores and pharmacies. However, this approach does not distinguish poor neighborhoods from segregated neighborhoods, ignores immigration and neglects city differences. Using…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Middle Class, Poverty, Economically Disadvantaged