A STUDY OF DIFFUSIONAL CHANGE IN AN AMERICAN COMMUNITY.

The article presents a study of the diffusional change in an American community. Group-to-group diffusion has been studied by the anthropologists, but primary, or intra-group, diffusion has not received the attention that it deserves. The source used was the village weekly, the assumption being that...

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Publicado en:Social Forces Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 64 - 71
Autor principal: Carr, Lowell Juilliard
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Oct32
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        Diffusion of innovations
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        Selling
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