Robert M Khoury
Biographic Data
| ID | 144932 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert M Khoury |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert M |
| FAMILY NAME | Khoury |
| SIGNATURE | KHOURY R M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Capitalism → Imperialism → War: A Modest Test of an Immodest Theory
Grounded in Marxism, the socialist theory of warfare maintains that wars occur in conformity with the following taxonomy: between capitalist states, between capitalist and socialist states, and wars of colonial resistance and liberation between capitalist states and their colonies. Socialist theory distinguishes between intervened and intervening nations in the conduct of military warfare. Military engagements are construed as interactions in whi…
Norm Formation, Social Conformity, and the Confederating Function of Humor
The following analysis was carried out in two parts. First, a quantitative measure was developed of the strength of the tendency toward conformity within social groups exposed to ambiguous situations. And second, two experiments were conducted in an attempt to reproduce empirically the confederating function of humor hypothesized in groups facing such situations. Exactly what is the effect of the opinions of others in the joking situation on our …
The Permeability of Territorial Space: Some Evidence From Military Warfare
The presence of discomfort arising from territorial intrusion has been widely established, although the precise shape and strength of the intrusion-discomfort relation is unspecified Investigating 58 military invasions of the territorial boundaries of nation-states, the present study attempted to document empirically the territorial space permeability function. The function relating intrusion to discomfort was found to be linear inform and medium…
Making Sociology Relevant
Job Satisfaction and Work Performance of Police
To demonstrate causal relation between two variables requires their relationship satisfy three criteria: temporal precedence, covariation, and closure to outside influence with respect to the observed covariation. Two rival hypotheses posit the direction of the causal relationship between job satisfaction and work performance: ( a ) (past) job satisfaction + (present) job performance or ( b ) (past) job performance + (present) job satisfaction. P…
On Becoming a Rock Musician
Professionalization of Police: A Question of Altruism
The relationship between job satisfaction and public altruism within police is investigated. A meaningful, statistically significant correlation ( r = .38, p = .01) was found between these variables, particularly among more recent police department employees ( r = .55, p = .02). The happier the police are with police work, the more helpful they are toward the public, and vice versa. Although no causal relationship is established, the data are int…
Situational Determinants of Occupational Intelligence
The joint causal impart of 11 aspects of occupational environment or work setting on the intelligence required for satisfactory performance of occupational work roles is assessed. Nearly 60% of the variation in occupational intelligence can be accounted for by the nature of the occupational work setting
Are Professionals “Smarter” Than Nonprofessionals
Does the professional work role require greater intelligence of job incumbents than the semiprofessional or nonprofessional work roles? This study reports that consistent with the popular perspective (1) professions require more intelligence, verbal and numerical ability of job incumbents than semiprofessions and nonprofessions for satisfactory performance of the work role and (2) semiprofessions require more intelligence and verbal ability of wo…
Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States
Sex and Intelligence Differences in Humor Appreciation: A Re-Examination
Much research has established that sex and intelligence differences in humor appreciation exist and are marked. However, these differences have never been systematically explored in light of the variety of semantic techniques on which humor is based. This research develops a scale of humor appreciation which includes five distinct semantic types of humor. Successful scale construction indicates that humor appreciation does not vary by type of hum…
Sex and Intelligence Differences in Humor Appreciation: A Re-Examination
Much research has established that sex and intelligence differences in humor appreciation exist and are marked. However, these differences have never been systematically explored in light of the variety of semantic techniques on which humor is based. This research develops a scale of humor appreciation which includes five distinct semantic types of humor. Successful scale construction indicates that humor appreciation does not vary by type of hum…
Situational Determinants of Occupational Intelligence
The joint causal impart of 11 aspects of occupational environment or work setting on the intelligence required for satisfactory performance of occupational work roles is assessed. Nearly 60% of the variation in occupational intelligence can be accounted for by the nature of the occupational work setting
Are Professionals “Smarter” Than Nonprofessionals
Does the professional work role require greater intelligence of job incumbents than the semiprofessional or nonprofessional work roles? This study reports that consistent with the popular perspective (1) professions require more intelligence, verbal and numerical ability of job incumbents than semiprofessions and nonprofessions for satisfactory performance of the work role and (2) semiprofessions require more intelligence and verbal ability of wo…
Morals and Markets: The Development of Life Insurance in the United States
Professionalization of Police: A Question of Altruism
The relationship between job satisfaction and public altruism within police is investigated. A meaningful, statistically significant correlation ( r = .38, p = .01) was found between these variables, particularly among more recent police department employees ( r = .55, p = .02). The happier the police are with police work, the more helpful they are toward the public, and vice versa. Although no causal relationship is established, the data are int…
Job Satisfaction and Work Performance of Police
To demonstrate causal relation between two variables requires their relationship satisfy three criteria: temporal precedence, covariation, and closure to outside influence with respect to the observed covariation. Two rival hypotheses posit the direction of the causal relationship between job satisfaction and work performance: ( a ) (past) job satisfaction + (present) job performance or ( b ) (past) job performance + (present) job satisfaction. P…
On Becoming a Rock Musician
Making Sociology Relevant
The Permeability of Territorial Space: Some Evidence From Military Warfare
The presence of discomfort arising from territorial intrusion has been widely established, although the precise shape and strength of the intrusion-discomfort relation is unspecified Investigating 58 military invasions of the territorial boundaries of nation-states, the present study attempted to document empirically the territorial space permeability function. The function relating intrusion to discomfort was found to be linear inform and medium…
Norm Formation, Social Conformity, and the Confederating Function of Humor
The following analysis was carried out in two parts. First, a quantitative measure was developed of the strength of the tendency toward conformity within social groups exposed to ambiguous situations. And second, two experiments were conducted in an attempt to reproduce empirically the confederating function of humor hypothesized in groups facing such situations. Exactly what is the effect of the opinions of others in the joking situation on our …
Capitalism → Imperialism → War: A Modest Test of an Immodest Theory
Grounded in Marxism, the socialist theory of warfare maintains that wars occur in conformity with the following taxonomy: between capitalist states, between capitalist and socialist states, and wars of colonial resistance and liberation between capitalist states and their colonies. Socialist theory distinguishes between intervened and intervening nations in the conduct of military warfare. Military engagements are construed as interactions in whi…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Applied Psychology (3 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Altruism (biology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)