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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 reviewedBoyd, Robert L. – Social Forces, 1991
In 1970, urban African-American self-employment depended upon niches created by racial disadvantage, but by 1980 increased educational attainment and occupational status of African-American workers enabled them to move beyond traditional niches and become entrepreneurs supported by a sizable middle class African-American community. Contains 53…
Descriptors: Black Community, Black Employment, Blacks, Community Influence
Peer reviewedCrutchfield, Robert D.; Pitchford, Susan R. – Social Forces, 1997
Data from a National Longitudinal Survey of Youth subsample (aged 18-21 in the first survey year) indicate that criminal involvement is related positively to time out of the labor force and negatively to workers' expectations of job duration and to student status. Results suggest that the stability of good jobs or academic involvement inhibits…
Descriptors: Community Influence, Conformity, Crime, Criminals
