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Peer reviewedBrewster, Karin L.; And Others – Social Forces, 1993
Analysis of aggregate- and individual-level data for a national sample of white women suggest that adolescent nonmarital sexual activity and contraceptive use are shaped by the local opportunity structure and normative environment. Social disintegration, socioeconomic status, and availability of employment opportunities for women emerged as…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Context Effect
Peer reviewedLeClere, Felicia B.; Rogers, Richard G.; Peters, Kimberley D. – Social Forces, 1997
Low-income neighborhoods with high African American concentrations increased mortality for all residents, but particularly young and middle-aged men; Mexican American neighborhoods conferred a mortality advantage on male residents; women received a mortality advantage in neighborhoods with higher average educational attainment; and individual…
Descriptors: Blacks, Community Characteristics, Community Influence, Educational Attainment
