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“The Community Helped Me:” Community Cohesion and Environmental Concerns in Personal Assessments of Post-Disaster Recovery
(International Association for Society and Natural Resources, 2020-01)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This study investigates long-term appraisals of community recovery after a major environmental disaster. Specifically, we conducted a survey of 351 individuals ... -
Compensation and Community Corrosion: Perceived Inequalities, Social Comparisons, and Competition Following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(Eastern Sociological SocietyDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, the University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-06)After disasters, victim compensation programs are typically associated with individual healing and community rebuilding. But postdisaster compensation systems also have the potential to introduce confusion and competition, ... -
It takes two: A dyadic model of recruitment to civic activity
(ElsevierDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, the University of Texas at Arlington, 2016-11)Why are some people, but not others, asked to engage in civic activity? Rather than focus on the personal traits of either potential recruits or recruiters for this initial stage of recruitment, we develop and test a ... -
The Mobilizing Power Of Grievances: Applying Loss Aversion And Omission Bias To Social Movements
(MobilizationDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2014)This study investigates how the nature of grievances can provide advantages or disadvantages to social movements. I use an experimental design to test the effects of loss aversion and omission bias on people’s reactions ... -
Negotiating the Unknown: The Role of Uncertainty in Social Exchange
(Blackwell Publishing LtdDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, the University of Texas at Arlington, 2012)This article documents the role of uncertainty in social exchange. Specifically, it reviews how social exchange theorists incorporate uncertainty when explaining psychological processes and social behaviors. After identifying ... -
Threat and Emotions: Mobilizing and Attitudinal Outcomes of a Ballistic Missile Scare
(Oxford University Press, 2020)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: This study examines the false ballistic missile alert that occurred in Hawaii in 2018, which presented a unique opportunity for assessing the civic and mobilizing ... -
Villains, Victims, and Heroes in Character Theory and Affect Control Theory
(SAGE, American Sociological Association, 2018)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: We examine three basic tropes—villain, victim, and hero—that emerge in images, claims, and narratives. We compare recent research on characters with the predictions ...