Social Isolation and Response of Farmers to Agricultural Programs

Wilkening, Eugene A.

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“…We think that the image of an individual's networks made by few strong ties and several weak ties does not fully capture the multiple social contexts we live in and therefore a new concept and measure of isolation is needed. As we elaborate below, our approach is based on combining two perspectives on isolation-one that considers structural characteristics of individual networks and another that considers subjective feelings (see for example, Wilkening 1951 for the effects of social isolation on policy adoption). The underlying assumption is that social ties are important because they generate meaning for the two people that share a connection (White 1995a, White 1995b and that keeping disparate meanings together, i.e., ties from diverse social contexts, can create a dissonance (Bearman & Moody 2004) that produces feelings of loneliness.…”

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Social Isolation in America

Parigi

Henson

2014

Annu. Rev. Sociol.

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We offer a new measure for social isolation for contemporary society, where opportunities for making connections with others have become ubiquitous. We develop this measure after reviewing previous research on social isolation that we segment into two perspectives. On the one side, isolation has been studied as a negative outcome of processes related to modernization; on the other side, isolation has been studied as a structural position potentially capable of delivering positive returns. Although academic interest in isolation is long-standing, recent years have seen an explosion of research on the topic. We explore the connection between this explosion and new social media and highlight a division within the literature between researchers who see new social media as creating more feelings of isolation and others who think that the jury is still out. In the final section of the article, we offer our novel conceptual framework for studying isolation.

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Social Isolation in America

Parigi

Henson

2014

Annu. Rev. Sociol.

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“…Figure 6. Adoption categories based on Rogers' definitions Sources: Lionberger, 1954;Rogers, 1958;Rogers and Beal, 1958;Ryan, 1948;Ryan andGross, 1943, 1950;Wilkening, 1950Wilkening, , 1951Wilkening, , 1952 Ethnocentrism and collectivism are found to be negative influences on the innovativeness of the individual, regardless of his/her personality and psychological characteristics. Social influence on an individual is so comprehensive that it is not just additional value in an individual desire-set, but rather, it pushes the desire-set of the individual towards a preference for more traditional motivations conforming to existing social values (Steenkamp, ter Hofstede, & Wedel, 1999).…”

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The Market Trajectory of a Radically New Product: E-Cigarettes

Kislev¹,

Kislev²

2020

IJMS

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The study analyzes the diffusion of electronic cigarettes as an innovation, as well as how industry, society, and the individual affect its market dynamics. The study is based on five surveys conducted during the years 2017-2019, and including participants of all ages (age 12 to 80 and beyond). The article describes indicators for evaluating the sustainability of a really-new product like electronic cigarettes, following the market trajectory of this product as it sets its dominant design and shapes the use-system for the product type from now onward. This process has two phases: trial and adoption. The probability of each nicotine product type’s adoption is different, depending on the prevalence of trials of that product among the population. The results of e-cigarette trials and additional indicators reveal the point (critical mass-point) where social influence outweighs rational evaluation by the individual regarding nicotine products. By using triers’ prevalence as the indicator for measuring an entry of really-new product into the market, the authors could identify the sustainability of that really-new product at a much early phase. Therefore, the prevalence of triers can be used as a predictor for the diffusion rate of an innovative product in a certain population and should be measured. The authors also propose a regression model that estimates the prevalence of triers based on the extent of users in the population.

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Cessation of patterned behavior: Withdrawal from smoking

Graham

Gibson

1971

Social Science & Medicine (1967)

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Social Isolation and Response of Farmers to Agricultural Programs

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Social Isolation in America

Social Isolation in America

The Market Trajectory of a Radically New Product: E-Cigarettes

Cessation of patterned behavior: Withdrawal from smoking

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