G.R. Carroll
Restaurant organizational forms and community in the U.S. in 2005
Carroll, G.R.; Torfason, M.T.
Authors
M.T. Torfason
Abstract
Recent sociological theory and research highlights food, drink, and restaurants as culturally meaningful and related to social identity. An implication of this view holds that the prevalence of corporate chain restaurants affects the sociological character of communities, as many activists, popular-based movements, and theorists contend. The analysis we report here seeks to identify the ecological niche properties of chain and independent restaurants—which kinds of communities support restaurant chains, and which kinds of communities tend to support independent local restaurants and food service providers instead. We analyze data from a 2005 sample of 49 counties across the United States with over 17,000 active restaurants. We argue that demographic stability affects the community composition of organizational forms, and we also investigate arguments about a community's income distribution, age distribution, population trends, geographic sprawl, and commuter population. We find that communities with less stable demographic make-ups support more chain restaurants, but that other factors, including suburban sprawl and public transit commuter, also have some impact.
Citation
Carroll, G., & Torfason, M. (2011). Restaurant organizational forms and community in the U.S. in 2005. City & Community, 10(1), 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2010.01350.x
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Mar 1, 2011 |
Deposit Date | Mar 24, 2011 |
Journal | City & community. |
Print ISSN | 1535-6841 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 10 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 1-24 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-6040.2010.01350.x |
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