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intervening opportunities: a standalone construct

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Migration studies

the theory that the number of people moving a given distance depends on opportunities there relative to opportunities passed along the way.

In migration studies, intervening opportunities refers to the theory that the number of people moving a given distance depends on opportunities there relative to opportunities passed along the way. This meaning comes from Stouffer (1940) in American Sociological Review.[1]

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References

Stouffer, S. A. (1940). Intervening Opportunities: A Theory Relating Mobility and Distance. American Sociological Review, 5(6), 845. https://doi.org/10.2307/2084520

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