Citation

Seydlitz R, Laska S, Spain D, Triche EW, Bishop KL. Rural Sociol. (1936) 1993; 58(1): 93-110.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1993, Rural Sociological Society, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1549-0831.1993.tb00484.x

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

There are few studies in the literature concerning economic development that examine the impact of offshore oil and gas extraction on communities and even fewer that use annual data, examine more than one community and account for the degree of involvement of the community in the oil industry. This study rectifies these problems. The results support hypotheses derived from social disorganization and relative deprivation theories by demonstrating that higher levels of and rapid changes in development are associated with higher homicide and suicide rates, especially in communities that are more involved in resource extraction. The utility of the methods and the implications of the results for theory and future research are discussed. 1993 Rural Sociological Society

Language: en