Gregory M Fulkerson
Biographic Data
| ID | 165044 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gregory M Fulkerson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gregory M |
| FAMILY NAME | Fulkerson |
| SIGNATURE | FULKERSON G M |
| AFFILIATIONS | SUNY Oneonta |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6016-5382 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
America's Empty Homes: The Overlooked Rural and Nonmetropolitan Housing Vacancy Problem
This study examines structural housing vacancy as an underrecognized dimension of rural and nonmetropolitan inequality in the United States. Rural areas experiencing structural vacancy face economic strain, weakened housing markets, fiscal stress, and cycles of disinvestment and population loss. Existing research emphasizes metropolitan contexts and absolute vacancy counts, obscuring rural and nonmetropolitan patterns that become visible when vac…
Covid-19 and Social Capital Loss: The Results of a Campus Outbreak
Social capital as mediating factor on Covid‐19 induced psychological distress: The case of college students living through an outbreak
This investigation examines the interplay between individual‐level social capital, psychological distress, and the effects of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak on a college campus. Data were collected from students at two colleges in early 2021. Hypotheses were formed based on prior research on social capital and the COVID pandemic. A structural equation model was constructed to allow the modeling of both latent and observed variable…
What Makes Urban Life Possible: On the Historical Evolution of Urban-Rural Systems
This article introduces and explains a novel concept - the urban-rural system - as a means for addressing the question, what makes urban life possible? To address this question, the authors examine the archaeological record from the first agrarian villages, market towns, and eventual first cities that arose during the late Paleolithic through early Neolithic world of the Fertile Crescent (roughly modern-day Syria and Iraq). Following this, they r…
Explaining Social Capital Formation in a Hinterlands Context: The Case of Carriacou, Grenada
Strong supportive organizations and interpersonal networks are taken to be instrumental for increasing social groups' ability to actuate collective interests and build problem-solving capacity. Primary survey data from the island hinterlands area of Carriacou, Grenada, are used to test how key determinants of social capital in developed nations - supportive organizational efficacy, civic organization participation, social interaction, and socio-d…
Urbanormativity and the spatial demography of suburbia: A response to Meyer and Graybill
In their recent article in Urban Geography on “The Suburban Bias of American Society?”, William Meyer and Jessica Graybill review a number of mechanisms that enable suburbs to have advantages over
The Cynical Public: Claims about Science in the Discourse on Hydrofracking
This content analysis of newspaper articles and online social media from English-speaking sources on the topic of 'fracking' interrogates the use of scientific legitimacy in claims-makings and how public understandings of science develop through these media. In both forms of media, science is invoked in one sense as rational and objective to either neutralize or support emotionally-charged accounts and fears of hydraulic fracturing dangers. In an…
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: A Cross-National Analysis
The Case of Cooperstown, New York: The Makings of a Perfect Village in an Urbanising World
In this paper we examine the question of how rural communities adapt to global processes of urbanisation and economic restructuring. We do this through a visual and historical case study analysis of Cooperstown, New York. This location is selected because it is a self-proclaimed 'perfect village' and by many counts a successful tourist destination. The impact on this community is examined using theoretical concepts that include urbanormativity, r…
Repetitive flood victims and acceptance of Fema mitigation offers: An Analysis With Community-System Policy Implications
Of all natural disasters, flooding causes the greatest amount of economic and social damage. The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses a number of hazard mitigation grant programmes for flood victims, including mitigation offers to relocate permanently repetitive flood loss victims. This study examines factors that help to explain the degree of difficulty repetitive flood loss victims experience when they make decisions a…
Individual Participation in Collective Action in the Context of a Caribbean Island State: Testing the Effects of Multiple Dimensions of Social Capital
This article presents the findings of a case study examining the relationship between social capital and individual participation in collective action on a Caribbean island recovering from devastation inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. Using data drawn from 114 residential surveys on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, over the summer of 2006, we empirically test social capital as a predictor of individual participation in both formal and info…
World System, Anthropogenic, and Ecological Threats to Bird and Mammal Species: A Structural Equation Analysis of Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity is essential for human well-being, the functioning of ecosystems, and the sustained flow of benefits from ecosystems to individuals and societies. An important component of biodiversity is “species richness,” the number of species in an ecological unit. Loss of species richness contributes to worsening health, lower food security, and the increasing vulnerability of human and animal populations. This article examines the effects of r…
Global Warmers and Global Coolers: A Cross-National Examination of Global Warming Dynamics
Carbon dioxide emissions are the largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming, a chief concern our society faces today. Carbon sequestration is a naturally occurring process of carbon absorption by the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial ecosystems, thereby decelerating warming trends. Indeed, the conservation of land to optimize carbon storage is an especially important strategy for nations to lessen changes in the greenhouse effect. Due …
The Evolution of a Contested Concept: A Meta-Analysis of Social Capital Definitions and Trends (1988-2006)
This paper offers a meta-analysis that traces the contested meaning and use of social capital in sociological research over the last 18 years by focusing on journal article definitions. We identify six common definitions in use that closely correspond to the original-and in some cases, independent-formulations offered by Hanifan, Putnam, Coleman, Bourdieu, and Granovetter. Drawing from Kuhnian theory, we contend that these definitions illuminate …
The Stratification Puzzle: An Active-Learning Exercise in Hard Work and Success
Dans cet article, l'A decrit et evalue un exercice d'apprentissage actif visant a la comprehension par les etudiants de sociologie de la stratification sociale. Le but de l'exercice est de faire prendre conscience aux etudiants americains que l'ideologie de la meritocratie ne suffit pas a la reussite sociale et professionnelle
The Evolution of a Contested Concept: A Meta-Analysis of Social Capital Definitions and Trends (1988-2006)
This paper offers a meta-analysis that traces the contested meaning and use of social capital in sociological research over the last 18 years by focusing on journal article definitions. We identify six common definitions in use that closely correspond to the original-and in some cases, independent-formulations offered by Hanifan, Putnam, Coleman, Bourdieu, and Granovetter. Drawing from Kuhnian theory, we contend that these definitions illuminate …
Repetitive flood victims and acceptance of Fema mitigation offers: An Analysis With Community-System Policy Implications
Of all natural disasters, flooding causes the greatest amount of economic and social damage. The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses a number of hazard mitigation grant programmes for flood victims, including mitigation offers to relocate permanently repetitive flood loss victims. This study examines factors that help to explain the degree of difficulty repetitive flood loss victims experience when they make decisions a…
Individual Participation in Collective Action in the Context of a Caribbean Island State: Testing the Effects of Multiple Dimensions of Social Capital
This article presents the findings of a case study examining the relationship between social capital and individual participation in collective action on a Caribbean island recovering from devastation inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. Using data drawn from 114 residential surveys on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, over the summer of 2006, we empirically test social capital as a predictor of individual participation in both formal and info…
The Stratification Puzzle: An Active-Learning Exercise in Hard Work and Success
Dans cet article, l'A decrit et evalue un exercice d'apprentissage actif visant a la comprehension par les etudiants de sociologie de la stratification sociale. Le but de l'exercice est de faire prendre conscience aux etudiants americains que l'ideologie de la meritocratie ne suffit pas a la reussite sociale et professionnelle
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: A Cross-National Analysis
Covid-19 and Social Capital Loss: The Results of a Campus Outbreak
Urbanormativity and the spatial demography of suburbia: A response to Meyer and Graybill
In their recent article in Urban Geography on “The Suburban Bias of American Society?”, William Meyer and Jessica Graybill review a number of mechanisms that enable suburbs to have advantages over
Social capital as mediating factor on Covid‐19 induced psychological distress: The case of college students living through an outbreak
This investigation examines the interplay between individual‐level social capital, psychological distress, and the effects of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak on a college campus. Data were collected from students at two colleges in early 2021. Hypotheses were formed based on prior research on social capital and the COVID pandemic. A structural equation model was constructed to allow the modeling of both latent and observed variable…
What Makes Urban Life Possible: On the Historical Evolution of Urban-Rural Systems
This article introduces and explains a novel concept - the urban-rural system - as a means for addressing the question, what makes urban life possible? To address this question, the authors examine the archaeological record from the first agrarian villages, market towns, and eventual first cities that arose during the late Paleolithic through early Neolithic world of the Fertile Crescent (roughly modern-day Syria and Iraq). Following this, they r…
Explaining Social Capital Formation in a Hinterlands Context: The Case of Carriacou, Grenada
Strong supportive organizations and interpersonal networks are taken to be instrumental for increasing social groups' ability to actuate collective interests and build problem-solving capacity. Primary survey data from the island hinterlands area of Carriacou, Grenada, are used to test how key determinants of social capital in developed nations - supportive organizational efficacy, civic organization participation, social interaction, and socio-d…
Global Warmers and Global Coolers: A Cross-National Examination of Global Warming Dynamics
Carbon dioxide emissions are the largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming, a chief concern our society faces today. Carbon sequestration is a naturally occurring process of carbon absorption by the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial ecosystems, thereby decelerating warming trends. Indeed, the conservation of land to optimize carbon storage is an especially important strategy for nations to lessen changes in the greenhouse effect. Due …
The Stratification Puzzle: An Active-Learning Exercise in Hard Work and Success
Dans cet article, l'A decrit et evalue un exercice d'apprentissage actif visant a la comprehension par les etudiants de sociologie de la stratification sociale. Le but de l'exercice est de faire prendre conscience aux etudiants americains que l'ideologie de la meritocratie ne suffit pas a la reussite sociale et professionnelle
The Evolution of a Contested Concept: A Meta-Analysis of Social Capital Definitions and Trends (1988-2006)
This paper offers a meta-analysis that traces the contested meaning and use of social capital in sociological research over the last 18 years by focusing on journal article definitions. We identify six common definitions in use that closely correspond to the original-and in some cases, independent-formulations offered by Hanifan, Putnam, Coleman, Bourdieu, and Granovetter. Drawing from Kuhnian theory, we contend that these definitions illuminate …
World System, Anthropogenic, and Ecological Threats to Bird and Mammal Species: A Structural Equation Analysis of Biodiversity Loss
Biodiversity is essential for human well-being, the functioning of ecosystems, and the sustained flow of benefits from ecosystems to individuals and societies. An important component of biodiversity is “species richness,” the number of species in an ecological unit. Loss of species richness contributes to worsening health, lower food security, and the increasing vulnerability of human and animal populations. This article examines the effects of r…
Global Warmers and Global Coolers: A Cross-National Examination of Global Warming Dynamics
Carbon dioxide emissions are the largest anthropogenic contributor to global warming, a chief concern our society faces today. Carbon sequestration is a naturally occurring process of carbon absorption by the atmosphere, oceans, and terrestrial ecosystems, thereby decelerating warming trends. Indeed, the conservation of land to optimize carbon storage is an especially important strategy for nations to lessen changes in the greenhouse effect. Due …
Repetitive flood victims and acceptance of Fema mitigation offers: An Analysis With Community-System Policy Implications
Of all natural disasters, flooding causes the greatest amount of economic and social damage. The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) uses a number of hazard mitigation grant programmes for flood victims, including mitigation offers to relocate permanently repetitive flood loss victims. This study examines factors that help to explain the degree of difficulty repetitive flood loss victims experience when they make decisions a…
Individual Participation in Collective Action in the Context of a Caribbean Island State: Testing the Effects of Multiple Dimensions of Social Capital
This article presents the findings of a case study examining the relationship between social capital and individual participation in collective action on a Caribbean island recovering from devastation inflicted by Hurricanes Ivan and Emily. Using data drawn from 114 residential surveys on the island of Carriacou, Grenada, over the summer of 2006, we empirically test social capital as a predictor of individual participation in both formal and info…
The Case of Cooperstown, New York: The Makings of a Perfect Village in an Urbanising World
In this paper we examine the question of how rural communities adapt to global processes of urbanisation and economic restructuring. We do this through a visual and historical case study analysis of Cooperstown, New York. This location is selected because it is a self-proclaimed 'perfect village' and by many counts a successful tourist destination. The impact on this community is examined using theoretical concepts that include urbanormativity, r…
The Cynical Public: Claims about Science in the Discourse on Hydrofracking
This content analysis of newspaper articles and online social media from English-speaking sources on the topic of 'fracking' interrogates the use of scientific legitimacy in claims-makings and how public understandings of science develop through these media. In both forms of media, science is invoked in one sense as rational and objective to either neutralize or support emotionally-charged accounts and fears of hydraulic fracturing dangers. In an…
Gender Equality and Climate Justice: A Cross-National Analysis
Urbanormativity and the spatial demography of suburbia: A response to Meyer and Graybill
In their recent article in Urban Geography on “The Suburban Bias of American Society?”, William Meyer and Jessica Graybill review a number of mechanisms that enable suburbs to have advantages over
What Makes Urban Life Possible: On the Historical Evolution of Urban-Rural Systems
This article introduces and explains a novel concept - the urban-rural system - as a means for addressing the question, what makes urban life possible? To address this question, the authors examine the archaeological record from the first agrarian villages, market towns, and eventual first cities that arose during the late Paleolithic through early Neolithic world of the Fertile Crescent (roughly modern-day Syria and Iraq). Following this, they r…
Explaining Social Capital Formation in a Hinterlands Context: The Case of Carriacou, Grenada
Strong supportive organizations and interpersonal networks are taken to be instrumental for increasing social groups' ability to actuate collective interests and build problem-solving capacity. Primary survey data from the island hinterlands area of Carriacou, Grenada, are used to test how key determinants of social capital in developed nations - supportive organizational efficacy, civic organization participation, social interaction, and socio-d…
Social capital as mediating factor on Covid‐19 induced psychological distress: The case of college students living through an outbreak
This investigation examines the interplay between individual‐level social capital, psychological distress, and the effects of a coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) outbreak on a college campus. Data were collected from students at two colleges in early 2021. Hypotheses were formed based on prior research on social capital and the COVID pandemic. A structural equation model was constructed to allow the modeling of both latent and observed variable…
Covid-19 and Social Capital Loss: The Results of a Campus Outbreak
America's Empty Homes: The Overlooked Rural and Nonmetropolitan Housing Vacancy Problem
This study examines structural housing vacancy as an underrecognized dimension of rural and nonmetropolitan inequality in the United States. Rural areas experiencing structural vacancy face economic strain, weakened housing markets, fiscal stress, and cycles of disinvestment and population loss. Existing research emphasizes metropolitan contexts and absolute vacancy counts, obscuring rural and nonmetropolitan patterns that become visible when vac…
Sociology (11 works) · Economics (9 works) · Geography (9 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Economic growth (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Social capital (5 works) · Social Capital and Networks (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works)