Denise A Donnelly
Biographic Data
| ID | 115455 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Denise A Donnelly |
| GIVEN NAMES | Denise A |
| FAMILY NAME | Donnelly |
| SIGNATURE | DONNELLY D A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 133 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
The Decision to Remain in an Involuntarily Celibate Relationship
Based upon qualitative data from a sample of 77 married or long-term cohabiting heterosexuals self-defining as involuntarily celibate, we used social exchange theory to develop a model for understanding the causes and consequences of sexual inactivity in committed relationships. Although reported consequences of involuntary celibacy tended to be negative, most partnered celibates were in stable relationships and reluctant to leave. As a result, t…
Special Reviewers
White Privilege, Color Blindness, and Services to Battered Women
White privilege is a system of benefits, advantages, and opportunities experienced by White persons in our society simply because of their skin color. In this article, the authors present the results of a descriptive, exploratory study of White privilege in battered women's shelters in the Deep South. Based on a qualitative analysis, the authors show how White privilege is intricately connected to executive directors' claims of color blindness, t…
Culture of Prejudice
LRES and R & P Intergenerational Partnership
Surfing for sex
Involuntary celibacy
Using a life course perspective, we explored the development and maintenance of involuntary celibacy for 82 respondents recruited over the I'nternet. Data were collected using an open‐ended electronic questionnaire. Modified grounded theory analysis yielded three groups of involuntary celibates, persons desiring to have sex but unable to find partners. Virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establ…
Provision and Exclusion
This article examines service provision to battered women in three Deep South states by presenting findings from qualitative interviews with executive directors of 44 agencies for battered women. Drawing on social conflict and social constructionist theories, the authors explored ways in which administrators make use of scarce resources, defining women as either appropriate or inappropriate for services. Women of color, lesbians, middle-class wom…
The Gender of Sexuality
Gender Differences in Sado-Masochistic Arousal Among College Students
Beating the Devil Out of Them
Sexually inactive marriages
A sample of 6,029 married persons from the National Survey of Families and Households was analyzed to determine the correlates of sexual inactivity in marriage and to see if sexually inactive marriages were less happy and stable than those with sexual activity. Sixteen percent of the marriages in this sample had been sexually inactive during the month prior to the interview. A logistic regression analysis showed unhappiness with the marital relat…
Corporal Punishment of Adolescents by American Parents
VioLit summary: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper by Strauss and Donnelly was to assess the extent to which corporal punishment is currently used on adolescents. Areas addressed included the etiology of corporal punishment with respect to gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and cultural support. Theoretical issues relating to the cause of youth violence were also addressed. METHODOLOGY: This paper employed a quasi-experimental design using data fr…
Does Equality in Custody Arrangement Improve the Parent-Child Relationship
Involuntary celibacy
Using a life course perspective, we explored the development and maintenance of involuntary celibacy for 82 respondents recruited over the I'nternet. Data were collected using an open‐ended electronic questionnaire. Modified grounded theory analysis yielded three groups of involuntary celibates, persons desiring to have sex but unable to find partners. Virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establ…
White Privilege, Color Blindness, and Services to Battered Women
White privilege is a system of benefits, advantages, and opportunities experienced by White persons in our society simply because of their skin color. In this article, the authors present the results of a descriptive, exploratory study of White privilege in battered women's shelters in the Deep South. Based on a qualitative analysis, the authors show how White privilege is intricately connected to executive directors' claims of color blindness, t…
Sexually inactive marriages
A sample of 6,029 married persons from the National Survey of Families and Households was analyzed to determine the correlates of sexual inactivity in marriage and to see if sexually inactive marriages were less happy and stable than those with sexual activity. Sixteen percent of the marriages in this sample had been sexually inactive during the month prior to the interview. A logistic regression analysis showed unhappiness with the marital relat…
Provision and Exclusion
This article examines service provision to battered women in three Deep South states by presenting findings from qualitative interviews with executive directors of 44 agencies for battered women. Drawing on social conflict and social constructionist theories, the authors explored ways in which administrators make use of scarce resources, defining women as either appropriate or inappropriate for services. Women of color, lesbians, middle-class wom…
The Decision to Remain in an Involuntarily Celibate Relationship
Based upon qualitative data from a sample of 77 married or long-term cohabiting heterosexuals self-defining as involuntarily celibate, we used social exchange theory to develop a model for understanding the causes and consequences of sexual inactivity in committed relationships. Although reported consequences of involuntary celibacy tended to be negative, most partnered celibates were in stable relationships and reluctant to leave. As a result, t…
Gender Differences in Sado-Masochistic Arousal Among College Students
Corporal Punishment of Adolescents by American Parents
VioLit summary: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper by Strauss and Donnelly was to assess the extent to which corporal punishment is currently used on adolescents. Areas addressed included the etiology of corporal punishment with respect to gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and cultural support. Theoretical issues relating to the cause of youth violence were also addressed. METHODOLOGY: This paper employed a quasi-experimental design using data fr…
Surfing for sex
Culture of Prejudice
Does Equality in Custody Arrangement Improve the Parent-Child Relationship
LRES and R & P Intergenerational Partnership
Does Equality in Custody Arrangement Improve the Parent-Child Relationship
Sexually inactive marriages
A sample of 6,029 married persons from the National Survey of Families and Households was analyzed to determine the correlates of sexual inactivity in marriage and to see if sexually inactive marriages were less happy and stable than those with sexual activity. Sixteen percent of the marriages in this sample had been sexually inactive during the month prior to the interview. A logistic regression analysis showed unhappiness with the marital relat…
Corporal Punishment of Adolescents by American Parents
VioLit summary: OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper by Strauss and Donnelly was to assess the extent to which corporal punishment is currently used on adolescents. Areas addressed included the etiology of corporal punishment with respect to gender, socioeconomic status (SES), and cultural support. Theoretical issues relating to the cause of youth violence were also addressed. METHODOLOGY: This paper employed a quasi-experimental design using data fr…
Beating the Devil Out of Them
Gender Differences in Sado-Masochistic Arousal Among College Students
Provision and Exclusion
This article examines service provision to battered women in three Deep South states by presenting findings from qualitative interviews with executive directors of 44 agencies for battered women. Drawing on social conflict and social constructionist theories, the authors explored ways in which administrators make use of scarce resources, defining women as either appropriate or inappropriate for services. Women of color, lesbians, middle-class wom…
The Gender of Sexuality
Surfing for sex
Involuntary celibacy
Using a life course perspective, we explored the development and maintenance of involuntary celibacy for 82 respondents recruited over the I'nternet. Data were collected using an open‐ended electronic questionnaire. Modified grounded theory analysis yielded three groups of involuntary celibates, persons desiring to have sex but unable to find partners. Virgins were those who had never had sex, singles had sex in the past but were unable to establ…
LRES and R & P Intergenerational Partnership
White Privilege, Color Blindness, and Services to Battered Women
White privilege is a system of benefits, advantages, and opportunities experienced by White persons in our society simply because of their skin color. In this article, the authors present the results of a descriptive, exploratory study of White privilege in battered women's shelters in the Deep South. Based on a qualitative analysis, the authors show how White privilege is intricately connected to executive directors' claims of color blindness, t…
Culture of Prejudice
Special Reviewers
The Decision to Remain in an Involuntarily Celibate Relationship
Based upon qualitative data from a sample of 77 married or long-term cohabiting heterosexuals self-defining as involuntarily celibate, we used social exchange theory to develop a model for understanding the causes and consequences of sexual inactivity in committed relationships. Although reported consequences of involuntary celibacy tended to be negative, most partnered celibates were in stable relationships and reluctant to leave. As a result, t…
Psychology (11 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works)