Gwendolyn T Sorell
Biographic Data
| ID | 103576 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gwendolyn T Sorell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gwendolyn T |
| FAMILY NAME | Sorell |
| SIGNATURE | SORELL G T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Texas Tech University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Implications of a Dialectical Perspective for Research Methodology / Naderizing Methodology
The papers of this symposium examine, within the context of several content areas, the methodological implications of a dialectical perspective. Rappoport reviews the four papers of the symposium suggesting that they represent a revolutionary perspective on psychological methodology. Lerner, Skinner, and Sorrell propose five prototypic issues derived from dialectics – relationism, evolving reciprocity, probabilism, timing, and the nonequivalent t…
Identity and spirituality
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were content analyzed and rated on the role-related spiritual identity dimensions of role salience and flexibility. Individuals wer…
Moving On
Identity and spirituality
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were content analyzed and rated on the role-related spiritual identity dimensions of role salience and flexibility. Individuals wer…
Social Values and Self-Disclosure
Guided by the individualism-collectivism model, the present study examined the relationship between cultural values and marital processes among Chinese native, Chinese residents in America, and North American spouses. Respondents completed a questionnaire which assessed individualism, collectivism and self-disclosure. The results were mixed in their support of the model. As expected, we found that (a) Chinese resident wives were more individualis…
Role-Related Identity Structure in Adult Women
This study explored women’s role-related identity structures through in-depth inter- views with 60 employed and stay-at-home women married to professional men. The employment, wife, mother, and homemaking roles of these women were examined to understand how married women integrate employment and family roles (i.e., wife, mother, and homemaking roles) within their identity. The women arranged the structure of their multiple roles in a variety of w…
The Ubiquity of Gendered Cultural Contexts
This article was downloaded by: [Florida International University]On: 8 February 2011Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 931321796]Publisher Psychology PressInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK
Feminist Perspectives on Erikson 's Theory
In view of recent controversies about theory and self, identity development re- searchers need to examine the utility of their own theory. In an effort to begin this enterprise, we define what we see as the central concerns of Erikson’s theory—a life- span, psychosocial emphasis, and the notion of agentic identity development—and use a feminist standpoint analysis to examine the usefulness of these aspects of his theory in a rapidly changing, mul…
Concealing Respondents' Gender In Interview Transcripts
Research into gender differences in moral reasoning may require that gender clues be removed from interview transcripts so that the gender of respondents is concealed. In the present study, graduate students were asked to read such transcripts and guess the gender of the respondent. Graduate students were able to guess the gender of the respondent with significant accuracy. Female and male students were equally accurate, and experience with inter…
Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning
Some researchers have proposed that women prefer care reasoning, which considers issues of need and sacrifice, and men prefer justice reasoning, which considers issues of fairness and rights. However, differences in approach to moral reasoning may be due to the different types of dilemmas women and men encounter rather than to differences in the ways men and women approach moral problems. The present study employed parenting dilemmas to determine…
Cohesion and Adaptability in Post-Divorce Remarried and First Married Families
Past research indicates that post-divorce remarried families report lower levels of family cohesion and adaptability than do first married families, but differences are not found in the adjustment of children or satisfaction with the marital relationship. The present study examined the possibilities that (a) lower levels of cohesion and adaptability may be optimal for remarried families, (b) cohesion and adaptability may be less important for cop…
Marital Status and Career Stage Influences on Social Networks of Young Adults
Excerpt During young adulthood men and women experience new roles that affect their interactions with social network members. The most common transitions during young adulthood—marriage and career—were examined with respect to descriptors of the social networks, including network size as well as affectionate and instrumental behavior exchanges. In addition, the network sectors of kin and friends were considered. Marital status, career stage, and …
Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents
K. Brent Morrow, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Aug., 1989), pp. 677-686
Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples
Charles W. Peek, Nancy J. Bell, Terry Waldren, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 699-708
Parenting Style and Parent-Adolescent Religious Value Consensus
Three dimensions of parenting are examined as they relate to value consensus between late adolescents and their parents. A sample of 222 college students completed a questionnaire that assessed perceptions of their parents' childrearing practices in terms of control, nurturance, and communication. The parents and students completed a series of items related to religious values or beliefs. It was found that for father-adolescent dyads, father cont…
Sex differences in self-concept and self-esteem of late adolescents
Marital Status and Career Stage Influences on Social Networks of Young Adults
Excerpt During young adulthood men and women experience new roles that affect their interactions with social network members. The most common transitions during young adulthood—marriage and career—were examined with respect to descriptors of the social networks, including network size as well as affectionate and instrumental behavior exchanges. In addition, the network sectors of kin and friends were considered. Marital status, career stage, and …
Feminist Perspectives on Erikson 's Theory
In view of recent controversies about theory and self, identity development re- searchers need to examine the utility of their own theory. In an effort to begin this enterprise, we define what we see as the central concerns of Erikson’s theory—a life- span, psychosocial emphasis, and the notion of agentic identity development—and use a feminist standpoint analysis to examine the usefulness of these aspects of his theory in a rapidly changing, mul…
Identity and spirituality
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were content analyzed and rated on the role-related spiritual identity dimensions of role salience and flexibility. Individuals wer…
Sex differences in self-concept and self-esteem of late adolescents
Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples
Charles W. Peek, Nancy J. Bell, Terry Waldren, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 699-708
Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning
Some researchers have proposed that women prefer care reasoning, which considers issues of need and sacrifice, and men prefer justice reasoning, which considers issues of fairness and rights. However, differences in approach to moral reasoning may be due to the different types of dilemmas women and men encounter rather than to differences in the ways men and women approach moral problems. The present study employed parenting dilemmas to determine…
Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents
K. Brent Morrow, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Aug., 1989), pp. 677-686
The Ubiquity of Gendered Cultural Contexts
This article was downloaded by: [Florida International University]On: 8 February 2011Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 931321796]Publisher Psychology PressInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK
Role-Related Identity Structure in Adult Women
This study explored women’s role-related identity structures through in-depth inter- views with 60 employed and stay-at-home women married to professional men. The employment, wife, mother, and homemaking roles of these women were examined to understand how married women integrate employment and family roles (i.e., wife, mother, and homemaking roles) within their identity. The women arranged the structure of their multiple roles in a variety of w…
Parenting Style and Parent-Adolescent Religious Value Consensus
Three dimensions of parenting are examined as they relate to value consensus between late adolescents and their parents. A sample of 222 college students completed a questionnaire that assessed perceptions of their parents' childrearing practices in terms of control, nurturance, and communication. The parents and students completed a series of items related to religious values or beliefs. It was found that for father-adolescent dyads, father cont…
Social Values and Self-Disclosure
Guided by the individualism-collectivism model, the present study examined the relationship between cultural values and marital processes among Chinese native, Chinese residents in America, and North American spouses. Respondents completed a questionnaire which assessed individualism, collectivism and self-disclosure. The results were mixed in their support of the model. As expected, we found that (a) Chinese resident wives were more individualis…
Sex differences in self-concept and self-esteem of late adolescents
Parenting Style and Parent-Adolescent Religious Value Consensus
Three dimensions of parenting are examined as they relate to value consensus between late adolescents and their parents. A sample of 222 college students completed a questionnaire that assessed perceptions of their parents' childrearing practices in terms of control, nurturance, and communication. The parents and students completed a series of items related to religious values or beliefs. It was found that for father-adolescent dyads, father cont…
Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples
Charles W. Peek, Nancy J. Bell, Terry Waldren, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Patterns of Functioning in Families of Remarried and First-Married Couples, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 50, No. 3 (Aug., 1988), pp. 699-708
Marital Status and Career Stage Influences on Social Networks of Young Adults
Excerpt During young adulthood men and women experience new roles that affect their interactions with social network members. The most common transitions during young adulthood—marriage and career—were examined with respect to descriptors of the social networks, including network size as well as affectionate and instrumental behavior exchanges. In addition, the network sectors of kin and friends were considered. Marital status, career stage, and …
Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents
K. Brent Morrow, Gwendolyn T. Sorell, Factors Affecting Self-Esteem, Depression, and Negative Behaviors in Sexually Abused Female Adolescents, Journal of Marriage and Family, Vol. 51, No. 3 (Aug., 1989), pp. 677-686
Cohesion and Adaptability in Post-Divorce Remarried and First Married Families
Past research indicates that post-divorce remarried families report lower levels of family cohesion and adaptability than do first married families, but differences are not found in the adjustment of children or satisfaction with the marital relationship. The present study examined the possibilities that (a) lower levels of cohesion and adaptability may be optimal for remarried families, (b) cohesion and adaptability may be less important for cop…
Gender Differences in Moral Reasoning
Some researchers have proposed that women prefer care reasoning, which considers issues of need and sacrifice, and men prefer justice reasoning, which considers issues of fairness and rights. However, differences in approach to moral reasoning may be due to the different types of dilemmas women and men encounter rather than to differences in the ways men and women approach moral problems. The present study employed parenting dilemmas to determine…
Concealing Respondents' Gender In Interview Transcripts
Research into gender differences in moral reasoning may require that gender clues be removed from interview transcripts so that the gender of respondents is concealed. In the present study, graduate students were asked to read such transcripts and guess the gender of the respondent. Graduate students were able to guess the gender of the respondent with significant accuracy. Female and male students were equally accurate, and experience with inter…
Feminist Perspectives on Erikson 's Theory
In view of recent controversies about theory and self, identity development re- searchers need to examine the utility of their own theory. In an effort to begin this enterprise, we define what we see as the central concerns of Erikson’s theory—a life- span, psychosocial emphasis, and the notion of agentic identity development—and use a feminist standpoint analysis to examine the usefulness of these aspects of his theory in a rapidly changing, mul…
The Ubiquity of Gendered Cultural Contexts
This article was downloaded by: [Florida International University]On: 8 February 2011Access details: Access Details: [subscription number 931321796]Publisher Psychology PressInforma Ltd Registered in England and Wales Registered Number: 1072954 Registered office: Mortimer House, 37-41 Mortimer Street, London W1T 3JH, UK
Role-Related Identity Structure in Adult Women
This study explored women’s role-related identity structures through in-depth inter- views with 60 employed and stay-at-home women married to professional men. The employment, wife, mother, and homemaking roles of these women were examined to understand how married women integrate employment and family roles (i.e., wife, mother, and homemaking roles) within their identity. The women arranged the structure of their multiple roles in a variety of w…
Identity and spirituality
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were content analyzed and rated on the role-related spiritual identity dimensions of role salience and flexibility. Individuals wer…
Social Values and Self-Disclosure
Guided by the individualism-collectivism model, the present study examined the relationship between cultural values and marital processes among Chinese native, Chinese residents in America, and North American spouses. Respondents completed a questionnaire which assessed individualism, collectivism and self-disclosure. The results were mixed in their support of the model. As expected, we found that (a) Chinese resident wives were more individualis…
Moving On
Identity and spirituality
The authors examined the structure and content of adults' sense of spiritual identity by analyzing semistructured interviews with 13 spiritually devout men and 15 devout women, ages 22 to 72. Individuals' responses to the Role-Related Identity Interview (G. T. Sorell, M. J. Montgomery, & N. A. Busch-Rossnagel, 1997b) were content analyzed and rated on the role-related spiritual identity dimensions of role salience and flexibility. Individuals wer…
Implications of a Dialectical Perspective for Research Methodology / Naderizing Methodology
The papers of this symposium examine, within the context of several content areas, the methodological implications of a dialectical perspective. Rappoport reviews the four papers of the symposium suggesting that they represent a revolutionary perspective on psychological methodology. Lerner, Skinner, and Sorrell propose five prototypic issues derived from dialectics – relationism, evolving reciprocity, probabilism, timing, and the nonequivalent t…
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Psychosocial (4 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (4 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (3 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (3 works)