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Mobile-Home Growth, Regulation, and Discrimination in Upstate New York.

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Geisler, Charles C.; Mitsuda, Hisayoshi – Rural Sociology, 1987

Data from 92 towns in northern New York were used to examine the influence of community social-class composition on both de facto and de jure discrimination against such housing. The positive influence of population growth on mobile-home occurrence was found to be conditioned by intercommunity class composition. (JHZ)

Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Economically Disadvantaged, Homeless People

The Unemployment Impacts of the Population Turnaround in Northern Lower Michigan.

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West, Patrick C.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1987

Census data and mailed questionnaires were used to test three hypotheses about unemployment impacts: labor-market infusion, labor-market overload; and a balance of positive and negative impacts differing with occupational status. Results showed that blue-collar persons--both newcomers and long-term residents--experienced much higher unemployment…

Descriptors: Blue Collar Occupations, Community Characteristics, Employment Patterns, Labor Market