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Political Reform and the Historical Trajectories of U.S. Social Movements in the Twentieth Century
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Amenta, Edwin; Caren, Neal; Stobaugh, James E. – Social Forces, 2012
We propose a political reform theory, a political and historical institutionalist argument that holds that shifts in political structures, partisan regimes and policy greatly influence movements. We appraise this argument, along with resource mobilization, political opportunity and media alternatives, by analyzing 600,000 articles in the "New York…
Descriptors: Social Action, Social Change, Social Structure, Political Attitudes
Community Structure and the Determinants of Local Health Care Differentiation
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Foley, John W. – Social Forces, 1977
Presents a path analytic model that both measures local health system differentiation and explains differences between communities in a causal manner. The policy relevance of this model is discussed. (Author/AM)
Descriptors: Community Characteristics, Models, Path Analysis, Policy Formation
Conceptual Frameworks for the Analysis of Race Relations: An Evaluation
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Barth, Ernest A. T.; Noel, Donald L. – Social Forces, 1972
Attempts the analysis of race and ethnic relations by assessing the relevance of the race cycle, consensus, interdependence, and conflict frameworks for the construction of an explanation of the emergence, persistence, adaptation, and change of systems of ethnic differentiation. (Authors)
Descriptors: Conflict, Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Studies, Models