Scott R Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 109221 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Scott R Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Scott R |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS S R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Saint Louis University |
| ORCID | 0009-0005-3002-0701 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 70 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Sociology Through Emotions
What's Wrong With Family Diversity? Five Cultural Assumptions About the Standard North American Family
Acceptance of family diversity has increased. However, families that differ from the standard North American family (SNAF) are still confidently portrayed as the cause of numerous social problems, even when evidence may be lacking or mixed. This article describes and critiques five assumptions that inform advocates' claims: the belief that the heterosexual nuclear family is the most (1) real, (2) divine, (3) natural, (4) longstanding, and (5) fun…
An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions
Unique in its approach, An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions. In this new edition, the author updates the volum…
How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences
Psychological Maladjustment Mediates the Relation Between Remembrances of Parental Rejection in Childhood and Adults’ Fear of Intimacy
This study assesses interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory’s (IPARTheory’s) prediction that adults’ (both men’s and women’s) remembrances of parental (both maternal and paternal) rejection in childhood are likely to be associated with adults’ fear of intimacy, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment and relationship anxiety. The study also assesses the prediction that these associations will not vary significantly by gender, ethnici…
Introduction to a Thematic Issue
Introduction to a Thematic Issue
An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions
Unique in its approach, Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions
What Is Constructionism? Navigating Its Use in Sociology
Harris clarifies and assesses the power of differing constructionist approaches for understanding a range of critical social issues
How Does It Feel to Be a Star
Are Instructors Who Have “Practical Experience” Necessarily Superior to Those Who Don’t
What Is Family Diversity? Objective and Interpretive Approaches
This article differentiates two ways of understanding family diversity- objectively and interpretively. The search for objective diversity is rooted in the assumption that there are many different kinds of families in the United States and around the world; the search for interpretive diversity is rooted in the assumption that any given 'family' may be described in different, often contradictory ways. These divergent assumptions can lead relative…
Social Constructionism and Social Inequality
This article highlights two major trends in the social sciences: an increasing concern with inequality and a growing interest in interpretive variability and the creation of meaning. Despite these trends, not enough research treats inequality itself as a meaning that is socially constructed. The article proposes a list of ten ideas useful for guiding research on inequality in a more consistently constructionist direction. Then it introduces the f…
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Marriage in Culture
Studying Equality/Inequality
This article compares naturalist and constructionist approaches to the qualitative study of equality and inequality, and encourages more ethnographers to adopt the latter. Focusing on the subfield of marital equality, three areas of divergence are explored: sampling, interviewing, and the analysis and presentation of data. In each area, naturalists tend to obscure the diversity and complexity of respondents' interpretations. The constructionist a…
What Can Interactionism Contribute to the Study of Inequality? The Case of Marriage and Beyond
The equality/inequality dichotomy is a central concept in sociology and in the study of marriage. Almost all researchers, though, use their own preconceived definitions and measurement strategies to identify equal and unequal states of affairs. An alternative approach, one that better accords with interactionist principles, is to privilege people's interpretations of equality over analysts' Drawing on interviews with individuals who define their …
The Social Construction of Equality in Everyday Life
Status Inequality and Close Relationships
Equality is described in the literature as a prerequisite to satisfying close relations, but research has not seriously grappled with how a sense of equality is created or how inequalities might be overcome. This paper uses an interactionist perspective to explore how individuals maintain or repair a close social bond when a perceived difference in status is defined to be problematic. In 7 76 essays, respondents described a situation where a stat…
The Social Construction of Equality in Everyday Life
What Can Interactionism Contribute to the Study of Inequality? The Case of Marriage and Beyond
The equality/inequality dichotomy is a central concept in sociology and in the study of marriage. Almost all researchers, though, use their own preconceived definitions and measurement strategies to identify equal and unequal states of affairs. An alternative approach, one that better accords with interactionist principles, is to privilege people's interpretations of equality over analysts' Drawing on interviews with individuals who define their …
Studying Equality/Inequality
This article compares naturalist and constructionist approaches to the qualitative study of equality and inequality, and encourages more ethnographers to adopt the latter. Focusing on the subfield of marital equality, three areas of divergence are explored: sampling, interviewing, and the analysis and presentation of data. In each area, naturalists tend to obscure the diversity and complexity of respondents' interpretations. The constructionist a…
What Is Constructionism? Navigating Its Use in Sociology
Harris clarifies and assesses the power of differing constructionist approaches for understanding a range of critical social issues
What Is Family Diversity? Objective and Interpretive Approaches
This article differentiates two ways of understanding family diversity- objectively and interpretively. The search for objective diversity is rooted in the assumption that there are many different kinds of families in the United States and around the world; the search for interpretive diversity is rooted in the assumption that any given 'family' may be described in different, often contradictory ways. These divergent assumptions can lead relative…
Status Inequality and Close Relationships
Equality is described in the literature as a prerequisite to satisfying close relations, but research has not seriously grappled with how a sense of equality is created or how inequalities might be overcome. This paper uses an interactionist perspective to explore how individuals maintain or repair a close social bond when a perceived difference in status is defined to be problematic. In 7 76 essays, respondents described a situation where a stat…
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Social Constructionism and Social Inequality
This article highlights two major trends in the social sciences: an increasing concern with inequality and a growing interest in interpretive variability and the creation of meaning. Despite these trends, not enough research treats inequality itself as a meaning that is socially constructed. The article proposes a list of ten ideas useful for guiding research on inequality in a more consistently constructionist direction. Then it introduces the f…
Psychological Maladjustment Mediates the Relation Between Remembrances of Parental Rejection in Childhood and Adults’ Fear of Intimacy
This study assesses interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory’s (IPARTheory’s) prediction that adults’ (both men’s and women’s) remembrances of parental (both maternal and paternal) rejection in childhood are likely to be associated with adults’ fear of intimacy, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment and relationship anxiety. The study also assesses the prediction that these associations will not vary significantly by gender, ethnici…
How Does It Feel to Be a Star
Status Inequality and Close Relationships
Equality is described in the literature as a prerequisite to satisfying close relations, but research has not seriously grappled with how a sense of equality is created or how inequalities might be overcome. This paper uses an interactionist perspective to explore how individuals maintain or repair a close social bond when a perceived difference in status is defined to be problematic. In 7 76 essays, respondents described a situation where a stat…
The Social Construction of Equality in Everyday Life
What Can Interactionism Contribute to the Study of Inequality? The Case of Marriage and Beyond
The equality/inequality dichotomy is a central concept in sociology and in the study of marriage. Almost all researchers, though, use their own preconceived definitions and measurement strategies to identify equal and unequal states of affairs. An alternative approach, one that better accords with interactionist principles, is to privilege people's interpretations of equality over analysts' Drawing on interviews with individuals who define their …
Marriage in Culture
Studying Equality/Inequality
This article compares naturalist and constructionist approaches to the qualitative study of equality and inequality, and encourages more ethnographers to adopt the latter. Focusing on the subfield of marital equality, three areas of divergence are explored: sampling, interviewing, and the analysis and presentation of data. In each area, naturalists tend to obscure the diversity and complexity of respondents' interpretations. The constructionist a…
Challenging the Conventional Wisdom
Social Constructionism and Social Inequality
This article highlights two major trends in the social sciences: an increasing concern with inequality and a growing interest in interpretive variability and the creation of meaning. Despite these trends, not enough research treats inequality itself as a meaning that is socially constructed. The article proposes a list of ten ideas useful for guiding research on inequality in a more consistently constructionist direction. Then it introduces the f…
Are Instructors Who Have “Practical Experience” Necessarily Superior to Those Who Don’t
What Is Family Diversity? Objective and Interpretive Approaches
This article differentiates two ways of understanding family diversity- objectively and interpretively. The search for objective diversity is rooted in the assumption that there are many different kinds of families in the United States and around the world; the search for interpretive diversity is rooted in the assumption that any given 'family' may be described in different, often contradictory ways. These divergent assumptions can lead relative…
How Does It Feel to Be a Star
What Is Constructionism? Navigating Its Use in Sociology
Harris clarifies and assesses the power of differing constructionist approaches for understanding a range of critical social issues
An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions
Unique in its approach, Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions
Psychological Maladjustment Mediates the Relation Between Remembrances of Parental Rejection in Childhood and Adults’ Fear of Intimacy
This study assesses interpersonal acceptance-rejection theory’s (IPARTheory’s) prediction that adults’ (both men’s and women’s) remembrances of parental (both maternal and paternal) rejection in childhood are likely to be associated with adults’ fear of intimacy, as mediated by adults’ psychological maladjustment and relationship anxiety. The study also assesses the prediction that these associations will not vary significantly by gender, ethnici…
Introduction to a Thematic Issue
Introduction to a Thematic Issue
How to Critique Journal Articles in the Social Sciences
An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions
Unique in its approach, An Invitation to the Sociology of Emotions treats neophytes as its primary audience, giving students a brief, but thorough, introduction to the sociology of emotions. Including research examples, exercises, and lists of further reading, this text explains as clearly as possible some of the most interesting theoretical concepts that animate sociological research on emotions. In this new edition, the author updates the volum…
What's Wrong With Family Diversity? Five Cultural Assumptions About the Standard North American Family
Acceptance of family diversity has increased. However, families that differ from the standard North American family (SNAF) are still confidently portrayed as the cause of numerous social problems, even when evidence may be lacking or mixed. This article describes and critiques five assumptions that inform advocates' claims: the belief that the heterosexual nuclear family is the most (1) real, (2) divine, (3) natural, (4) longstanding, and (5) fun…
Sociology Through Emotions
Sociology (17 works) · Epistemology (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Philosophy (9 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (5 works) · Emotional Labor in Professions (5 works) · Inequality (5 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works)