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And Others; Smith, Joel – Social Forces, 1979
Investigated in this article are several factors that affect the annexation by central cities of urbanized areas to retain decentralized populations. A multivariate model of the responses of central cities to over- and underboundedness is presented and evaluated. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Dropouts, Population Distribution, Population Trends, Statistical Studies

Lincoln, James R. – Social Forces, 1979
Patterns of functional and size differentiation among local organizations may be seen as the result of basic structural properties of the community. The principal goal of this paper is to examine certain conditions promoting differentiation on these dimensions. (Author/EB)
Descriptors: Community Change, Community Characteristics, Community Size, Ecological Factors