Degree Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
1984
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Department
Sociology and Anthropology
Abstract
Status consistency was used as an aggregate measure to examine the effects of population size and change, postulated by Durkheim, on the overall community stratification structure. Communities of at least 25,000 persons in 1950 but were not the central city of an SMA in 1950 were used. Size and change did not impact the structure; the hypotheses were not supported. However, with a redefinition of a community population as that generally described as the labor force, size is related to the summary measure of community status, although population changes remains unrelated. In examining the diminishing amount of accumulated variance explained by the labor-force population variable, we ascertained that greater detail in the measurement of the status components within a community will be required. The research supports the continued examination of status consistency summary scores as a measurement tool for aggregates and the refinement of Durkheim's suggestions.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.31274/rtd-180813-6873
Publisher
Digital Repository @ Iowa State University, http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/
Copyright Owner
K. William Wasson
Copyright Date
1984
Language
en
Proquest ID
AAI8505879
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
203 pages
Recommended Citation
Wasson, K. William, "The impact of population on community stratification structure " (1984). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 8225.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/8225
