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Direct linkUeno, Koji; Wright, Eric R.; Gayman, Mathew D.; McCabe, Janice M. – Social Forces, 2012
Homophily promotes the development of social relationships within social groups and increases segregation across groups. Although prior research has demonstrated that network segregation operates in many dimensions such as race and gender, sexual orientation has received little attention. This study investigates what accounts for the segregation…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Sexual Orientation, Friendship, Social Structure
Ruef, Martin; Patterson, Kelly – Social Forces, 2009
Under conditions of uncertainty, we predict that development will be tied to the idiosyncrasy of organizational forms represented within local regions. Our investigation applies this theory to data on 342 counties and 43,352 businesses in the U.S. South during Reconstruction, finding support for the thesis that organizational idiosyncrasy…
Descriptors: United States History, Community Development, Business, Counties
Small, Mario Luis; Jacobs, Erin M. – Social Forces, 2008
How does neighborhood poverty affect the poor's ability to access resources such as health care and job information? Most studies have focused on individuals or neighborhoods; we focus on organizations--specifically, whether organizations are less connected if located in poor neighborhoods. Our case study is childcare centers. We ask whether…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Poverty, Child Care Centers, Access to Health Care
Peer reviewedWeed, Frank J. – Social Forces, 1991
Analysis of data on 112 MADD chapters suggests that failure of small activist organizations is related to inability of chapter leaders to adapt programs to their community and engage in cooperative community actions. Failure was related positively to county population and negatively to percent college educated. Contains 44 references. (SV)
Descriptors: Community Action, Community Involvement, Community Organizations, Correlation
Peer reviewedJanoski, Thomas; Wilson, John – Social Forces, 1995
Data from the Youth-Parent Socialization Panel Study were used to examine changes in social participation as people move from high school to parenthood. Participation in self-oriented (occupational and professional) organizations was related to socioeconomic status (education, occupation, and income), while community-oriented participation was…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Community Organizations, Family Influence, Motivation
Perrin, Andrew J. – Social Forces, 2005
At the core of democratic citizenship is deliberation: citizens' tendency and capacity for debating issues of common importance. This study considers civic organizations--often found to be political mobilizers--as political microcultures: environments for political discourse that structure participants' understanding of the practice of…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Democracy, Debate, Community Organizations
