Grant M Farr
Biographic Data
| ID | 386455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Grant M Farr |
| GIVEN NAMES | Grant M |
| FAMILY NAME | Farr |
| SIGNATURE | FARR G M |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Social status and fertility: A study of a town and three villages in Northwestern Iran
Studies of the relationship between social status and fertility in developing societies have shown diverse results. This study suggests that such findings result in part from problems in the conceptualization of social stratification and social status. In developing societies such as Iran the differentiation of modern and traditional cultural (and occupational) groups within social classes has resulted in the emergence of a dual hierarchy. Measur…
An Examination of Recent Hypotheses About Institutional Inbreeding
Institutional inbreeding has traditionally been viewed as a manifestation of academic particularism and parochialism. More recently, McGee and Berelson have hypothesized that, under certain circumstances, inbreeding may reflect patterns of recruitment and may aid a department's efforts to secure the services of noninbred scholars. This paper examines data for 1,165 .U.S. academic scientists in an attempt to test the hypotheses of McGee and Berels…
An Examination of Recent Hypotheses About Institutional Inbreeding
Institutional inbreeding has traditionally been viewed as a manifestation of academic particularism and parochialism. More recently, McGee and Berelson have hypothesized that, under certain circumstances, inbreeding may reflect patterns of recruitment and may aid a department's efforts to secure the services of noninbred scholars. This paper examines data for 1,165 .U.S. academic scientists in an attempt to test the hypotheses of McGee and Berels…
Social status and fertility: A study of a town and three villages in Northwestern Iran
Studies of the relationship between social status and fertility in developing societies have shown diverse results. This study suggests that such findings result in part from problems in the conceptualization of social stratification and social status. In developing societies such as Iran the differentiation of modern and traditional cultural (and occupational) groups within social classes has resulted in the emergence of a dual hierarchy. Measur…
An Examination of Recent Hypotheses About Institutional Inbreeding
Institutional inbreeding has traditionally been viewed as a manifestation of academic particularism and parochialism. More recently, McGee and Berelson have hypothesized that, under certain circumstances, inbreeding may reflect patterns of recruitment and may aid a department's efforts to secure the services of noninbred scholars. This paper examines data for 1,165 .U.S. academic scientists in an attempt to test the hypotheses of McGee and Berels…
Social status and fertility: A study of a town and three villages in Northwestern Iran
Studies of the relationship between social status and fertility in developing societies have shown diverse results. This study suggests that such findings result in part from problems in the conceptualization of social stratification and social status. In developing societies such as Iran the differentiation of modern and traditional cultural (and occupational) groups within social classes has resulted in the emergence of a dual hierarchy. Measur…
Demography (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Conceptualization (1 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (1 works) · Developing country (1 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (1 works)