Natalia Ruiz-Junco
Biographic Data
| ID | 105846 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Natalia Ruiz-Junco |
| GIVEN NAMES | Natalia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ruiz-Junco |
| SIGNATURE | RUIZ-JUNCO N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Auburn University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3331-5688 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
It's Not for the Faint of Heart: Empathy Socialization Among Birth Doulas
Birth doulas provide services to those giving birth and their families during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. A central part of their emotional labor consists of empathizing with their clients. Drawing on 40 in‐depth interviews with a diverse group of doulas practicing in a large metropolitan area of the US South, we examine empathy socialization among these workers. We identify three interrelated phases of empathy socialization: preparing for …
Liberating Silence: Sociological Explorations
Past sociological scholarship has narrowly considered silence, with a few exceptions. This paper considers neglected aspects of silence in sociology, focusing on its positive, liberating dimensions. After a review of multidisciplinary research on the subject, we theorize silence sociologically, linking “spaciousness” with George Herbert Mead’s concept of a meaningful pause between stimulus and response. We provide a critique of social conditions …
Rethinking clinical empathy: The relevance of empathy affect in child welfare work in Chile
This article proposes re-evaluating traditional views of empathy in child welfare work, advocating for recognizing the role of affect in empathic relationships. Traditionally, clinical empathy has been described as a unidirectional relationship where clinical workers must remain neutral, setting aside their perceptual frameworks to become ‘mirrors’ of their clients. Through a grounded theory analysis of data collected in Chile, this article revea…
W. E. B. Du Bois as Interactionist: Reflections on the Canonical Incorporation of a Marginalized Scholar
Recent scholarship explores the relevance and canonical status of W. E. B. Du Bois in sociological theory; yet less is said about his contributions to symbolic interactionism. This paper interrogates the emerging meaning of W. E. B. Du Bois for sociology, and the nature of his canonical incorporation. We explore the less “official” dimensions of Du Boisian theory, and in particular two of his contributions to symbolic interactionism: double consc…
The Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism
Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism
On the Shoulders of Citers: Notes on the Social Organization of Intellectual Deference
The sociological study of intellectual recognition has tended to focus on highly cited and highly acclaimed authors and perspectives, while reserving some interest for those who are “forgotten.” We know much less about the liminal cases: authors who are in-between fame and oblivion. This paper proposes a way to study intellectual recognition, by examining the liminal case of sociologist Charles H. Cooley. Based on a multilayered (quantitative and…
Empathy as Care: The Model of Palliative Medicine
Updating Charles H. Cooley: Contemporary Perspectives on a Sociological Classic
This book explores the contemporary relevance of Charles H. Cooley’s thought, bringing together scholars from the US, Europe and Australia to reflect on Cooley’s theory and legacy. Offering an up-to-date analysis of Cooley’s reception in the history of the social sciences, an examination of epistemological and methodological advances on his work, critical assessments and novel articulations of his major ideas, and a consideration of new direction…
Advancing the Sociology of Empathy: A Proposal
Empathy is an increasingly popular term in the public sphere and in academia. Although the common belief is that empathy is a 'psychological' topic, sociologists have made important contributions to this conversation. The goal of this article is to provide a theoretical effort in advancing the sociology of empathy. In the first part of the paper, I review classical and contemporary statements on empathy. I identify Charles H. Cooley as an importa…
The Persistence of the Power Deficit? Advancing Power Premises in Contemporary Interactionist Theory
This chapter assesses the power focus in contemporary interactionist theory, and advances several premises about power based on recent research and theory. I first examine the main assumptions of the view of power that emerged in the wake of the astructural bias debate, which became an implicit standard for assessments of power in the tradition. Next, I explore the criticisms of the astructural bias thesis and related conceptualization. My argume…
In Search of Lost Mead
Social Movements & Globalization: How Protests, Occupations & Uprisings are Changing the World
Social Movements & Globalization: How Protests, Occupations & Uprisings are Changing the World." Social Movement Studies, 14(3), pp. 372–373
Feeling Social Movements: Theoretical Contributions to Social Movement Research on Emotions
Recent literature provides evidence that emotions are intrinsic to the constitution of social movements. The present review examines how scholars theorize emotions in their empirical studies and focuses on the following topics: emotion work, emotional framing, emotional cultures and emotional opportunity structures. The combination of several constructs in the analysis of emotions signals a shift toward integration of preexisting perspectives com…
Stranger to you and Stranger to Myself? Theorizing Self-Estrangement
As a major concept in sociological theory, estrangement can be understood through a diversity of theoretical lenses. However, there is a tendency among sociologists to identify the idea of estrangement with a version of alienation. In this chapter, I counter this tendency to reduce estrangement to one of its conceptual possibilities. To provide a theoretical analysis of estrangement, I first examine the classical views of the issue. I argue that …
Santayana: Entering into the Drama of his Social Thought
The work of George Santayana belongs simultaneously to North American and European traditions of social thought. Although an important figure of the Western tradition, Santayana is not well known among sociologists. The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce Santayana's social thought to sociologists, and especially to those interested in interactionist and interpretivist theory. I pay particular attention to the concepts of psyche, dominat…
Losing Neutrality in Your Everyday Life: Framing Experience and Activist Identity Construction in the Spanish Environmental Movement
This article draws on the framing perspective to analyze identity construction. Based on the analysis of thirty in-depth interviews with members of a Spanish environmental movement organization, the author demonstrates how activists construct their identities and frame their personal experience. On one hand, activists align their personal identities with larger conceptions of group identity. On the other, they frame the uniqueness of personal exp…
Feeling Social Movements: Theoretical Contributions to Social Movement Research on Emotions
Recent literature provides evidence that emotions are intrinsic to the constitution of social movements. The present review examines how scholars theorize emotions in their empirical studies and focuses on the following topics: emotion work, emotional framing, emotional cultures and emotional opportunity structures. The combination of several constructs in the analysis of emotions signals a shift toward integration of preexisting perspectives com…
Advancing the Sociology of Empathy: A Proposal
Empathy is an increasingly popular term in the public sphere and in academia. Although the common belief is that empathy is a 'psychological' topic, sociologists have made important contributions to this conversation. The goal of this article is to provide a theoretical effort in advancing the sociology of empathy. In the first part of the paper, I review classical and contemporary statements on empathy. I identify Charles H. Cooley as an importa…
Losing Neutrality in Your Everyday Life: Framing Experience and Activist Identity Construction in the Spanish Environmental Movement
This article draws on the framing perspective to analyze identity construction. Based on the analysis of thirty in-depth interviews with members of a Spanish environmental movement organization, the author demonstrates how activists construct their identities and frame their personal experience. On one hand, activists align their personal identities with larger conceptions of group identity. On the other, they frame the uniqueness of personal exp…
Rethinking clinical empathy: The relevance of empathy affect in child welfare work in Chile
This article proposes re-evaluating traditional views of empathy in child welfare work, advocating for recognizing the role of affect in empathic relationships. Traditionally, clinical empathy has been described as a unidirectional relationship where clinical workers must remain neutral, setting aside their perceptual frameworks to become ‘mirrors’ of their clients. Through a grounded theory analysis of data collected in Chile, this article revea…
Empathy as Care: The Model of Palliative Medicine
Stranger to you and Stranger to Myself? Theorizing Self-Estrangement
As a major concept in sociological theory, estrangement can be understood through a diversity of theoretical lenses. However, there is a tendency among sociologists to identify the idea of estrangement with a version of alienation. In this chapter, I counter this tendency to reduce estrangement to one of its conceptual possibilities. To provide a theoretical analysis of estrangement, I first examine the classical views of the issue. I argue that …
Santayana: Entering into the Drama of his Social Thought
The work of George Santayana belongs simultaneously to North American and European traditions of social thought. Although an important figure of the Western tradition, Santayana is not well known among sociologists. The main purpose of this chapter is to introduce Santayana's social thought to sociologists, and especially to those interested in interactionist and interpretivist theory. I pay particular attention to the concepts of psyche, dominat…
Losing Neutrality in Your Everyday Life: Framing Experience and Activist Identity Construction in the Spanish Environmental Movement
This article draws on the framing perspective to analyze identity construction. Based on the analysis of thirty in-depth interviews with members of a Spanish environmental movement organization, the author demonstrates how activists construct their identities and frame their personal experience. On one hand, activists align their personal identities with larger conceptions of group identity. On the other, they frame the uniqueness of personal exp…
Feeling Social Movements: Theoretical Contributions to Social Movement Research on Emotions
Recent literature provides evidence that emotions are intrinsic to the constitution of social movements. The present review examines how scholars theorize emotions in their empirical studies and focuses on the following topics: emotion work, emotional framing, emotional cultures and emotional opportunity structures. The combination of several constructs in the analysis of emotions signals a shift toward integration of preexisting perspectives com…
Social Movements & Globalization: How Protests, Occupations & Uprisings are Changing the World
Social Movements & Globalization: How Protests, Occupations & Uprisings are Changing the World." Social Movement Studies, 14(3), pp. 372–373
The Persistence of the Power Deficit? Advancing Power Premises in Contemporary Interactionist Theory
This chapter assesses the power focus in contemporary interactionist theory, and advances several premises about power based on recent research and theory. I first examine the main assumptions of the view of power that emerged in the wake of the astructural bias debate, which became an implicit standard for assessments of power in the tradition. Next, I explore the criticisms of the astructural bias thesis and related conceptualization. My argume…
In Search of Lost Mead
Advancing the Sociology of Empathy: A Proposal
Empathy is an increasingly popular term in the public sphere and in academia. Although the common belief is that empathy is a 'psychological' topic, sociologists have made important contributions to this conversation. The goal of this article is to provide a theoretical effort in advancing the sociology of empathy. In the first part of the paper, I review classical and contemporary statements on empathy. I identify Charles H. Cooley as an importa…
Updating Charles H. Cooley: Contemporary Perspectives on a Sociological Classic
This book explores the contemporary relevance of Charles H. Cooley’s thought, bringing together scholars from the US, Europe and Australia to reflect on Cooley’s theory and legacy. Offering an up-to-date analysis of Cooley’s reception in the history of the social sciences, an examination of epistemological and methodological advances on his work, critical assessments and novel articulations of his major ideas, and a consideration of new direction…
Empathy as Care: The Model of Palliative Medicine
On the Shoulders of Citers: Notes on the Social Organization of Intellectual Deference
The sociological study of intellectual recognition has tended to focus on highly cited and highly acclaimed authors and perspectives, while reserving some interest for those who are “forgotten.” We know much less about the liminal cases: authors who are in-between fame and oblivion. This paper proposes a way to study intellectual recognition, by examining the liminal case of sociologist Charles H. Cooley. Based on a multilayered (quantitative and…
The Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism
Routledge International Handbook of Interactionism
W. E. B. Du Bois as Interactionist: Reflections on the Canonical Incorporation of a Marginalized Scholar
Recent scholarship explores the relevance and canonical status of W. E. B. Du Bois in sociological theory; yet less is said about his contributions to symbolic interactionism. This paper interrogates the emerging meaning of W. E. B. Du Bois for sociology, and the nature of his canonical incorporation. We explore the less “official” dimensions of Du Boisian theory, and in particular two of his contributions to symbolic interactionism: double consc…
Rethinking clinical empathy: The relevance of empathy affect in child welfare work in Chile
This article proposes re-evaluating traditional views of empathy in child welfare work, advocating for recognizing the role of affect in empathic relationships. Traditionally, clinical empathy has been described as a unidirectional relationship where clinical workers must remain neutral, setting aside their perceptual frameworks to become ‘mirrors’ of their clients. Through a grounded theory analysis of data collected in Chile, this article revea…
It's Not for the Faint of Heart: Empathy Socialization Among Birth Doulas
Birth doulas provide services to those giving birth and their families during pregnancy, labor, and postpartum. A central part of their emotional labor consists of empathizing with their clients. Drawing on 40 in‐depth interviews with a diverse group of doulas practicing in a large metropolitan area of the US South, we examine empathy socialization among these workers. We identify three interrelated phases of empathy socialization: preparing for …
Liberating Silence: Sociological Explorations
Past sociological scholarship has narrowly considered silence, with a few exceptions. This paper considers neglected aspects of silence in sociology, focusing on its positive, liberating dimensions. After a review of multidisciplinary research on the subject, we theorize silence sociologically, linking “spaciousness” with George Herbert Mead’s concept of a meaningful pause between stimulus and response. We provide a critique of social conditions …
Sociology (11 works) · Social and Cultural Dynamics (9 works) · Philosophy (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice (7 works) · Epistemology (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Management and Organizational Studies (5 works)