Peter L Heller
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 190198 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Peter L Heller |
| NOMBRES | Peter L |
| APELLIDO | Heller |
| FIRMA | HELLER P L |
| AFILIACIONES | Texas Tech University |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 67 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1970 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2004 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Source of Support and Mastery
OLS multiple regression findings from a stratified random sample of 783 El Paso County, Texas residents indicate that possession of what the authors refer to as "resource-in-place support" induces a perception of environmental mastery, whereas familism does not significantly associate with this perception. Findings also suggest that, although possession of a resource-in-place support system would be beneficial for members of all socioeconomic str…
Let's Return to Our Roots
In this address I focus on sociological relativity and our discipline's ineffectiveness in dealing with the anomie associated with high modernity. I attempt to make the case for a sociology that can empirically distinguish between tolerance and license and can posit conceptions of "social justice" and "morality" as empirically demonstrable phenomena. After briefly discussing relevant ideas associated with classical sociology and recent theoretica…
Rural/Urban versus Regional Differences in Religiosity
The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress
H. Paul Chalfant, Peter L. Heller, Alden Roberts, David Briones, Salvador Aguirre-Hochbaum, Walter Farr, The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Mar., 1990), pp. 305-313
Religion, Modernization, and Utilization of Western Health Care
A strong tradition in sociology argues that the seeds of secularization and rational outlook have long been present in Christianity per se. Presented in this paper are cross-national research findings from a 136 nation sample that the proportion of Christians in a society is positively associated with that society's degree of modernization; and that modernization in turn, leads to a tendency to practise and utilize Western scientific medicine. Th…
A Cross-National Perspective on Religiosity and Social Justice
Class, perceptions of 'disordered' behaviour, and suggestions for therapy
This paper presents findings from a tri-cultural study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting 'disordered behaviour'. It is hypothesized that regardless of respondent's cultural background, the extent to which a deviant behaviour will be defined as a mental health problem, an…
Class, familism and utilization of health services in Durango, Mexico
Socio‐economic class, classification of ‘abnormal’ behaviour and perceptions of mental health care
This paper is a replication of a study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to the recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting ‘disordered behaviour’. Our previous findings from a sample of two small West Texas communities indicated that class differences did hold for both recognition of and recommendations for help reg…
The Stable Poor and Criticism of Poverty Area Agencies
International and cross-cultural research concerning populations living in poverty have uncovered similarities in attitudes and behaviors associated with participation in society's institutional systems. One of these similarities is that feelings of alienation are an inevitable "reaction of the poor to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individuated, capitalistic society" (Lewis, 1966:21). These feelings, in turn, have led poor…
Socioeconomic class, classification of 'abnormal' behavior and perceptions of mental health care
The oft-cited relationship between socioeconomic status and rates of mental illness was investigated in terms of lower-class perceptions of certain'disordered'behaviors and the sources of help, if any, thought relevant to these behaviors. It was hypothesised that certain types of behavior and perceptions of the environment which might be abnormal in middle-class society are perceived as quite normal in the lower-class world, and that lower-class …
Sociocultural Barriers to Medical Care among Mexican Americans in Texas
This paper summarizes research findings from members of the Southwest Medical Sociology Ad Hoc Committee concerning sociocultural barriers to medical care among Mexican Americans in Texas. Committee members individually, or in two-person groups, studied a number of factors concerning Mexican-American medical care in Texas such as: 1) mortality, morbidity, and other health status indicators; 2) health manpower and educational needs; 3) political f…
Familism Scale
A familism scale, published by this author in 1970, was seen to contain two potential weaknesses. First, the scale was constructed, tested, and validated upon the same subjects. This type of recursive validation procedure capitalizes upon error variance. Second, the wording of nine of the scale's 15 items was considered to be too difficult for respondents possessing little or no formal education. These two weaknesses have been remedied by: (1) :c…
Alienation, Familism and the Utilization of Health Services by Mexican Americans
Familism Scale
Familism is a form of social organization in which the interests of the individual are subordinated to those of the family group. A scale to measure familism is developed by employing a form of item analysis called trace line analysis. Statistically significant associations with variables expected to be related to familism support the validity of the scale. Construction of the scale is based on a sample of 764 Pennsylvania State University studen…
Rural/Urban versus Regional Differences in Religiosity
Familism Scale
Familism is a form of social organization in which the interests of the individual are subordinated to those of the family group. A scale to measure familism is developed by employing a form of item analysis called trace line analysis. Statistically significant associations with variables expected to be related to familism support the validity of the scale. Construction of the scale is based on a sample of 764 Pennsylvania State University studen…
Familism Scale
A familism scale, published by this author in 1970, was seen to contain two potential weaknesses. First, the scale was constructed, tested, and validated upon the same subjects. This type of recursive validation procedure capitalizes upon error variance. Second, the wording of nine of the scale's 15 items was considered to be too difficult for respondents possessing little or no formal education. These two weaknesses have been remedied by: (1) :c…
The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress
H. Paul Chalfant, Peter L. Heller, Alden Roberts, David Briones, Salvador Aguirre-Hochbaum, Walter Farr, The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Mar., 1990), pp. 305-313
Source of Support and Mastery
OLS multiple regression findings from a stratified random sample of 783 El Paso County, Texas residents indicate that possession of what the authors refer to as "resource-in-place support" induces a perception of environmental mastery, whereas familism does not significantly associate with this perception. Findings also suggest that, although possession of a resource-in-place support system would be beneficial for members of all socioeconomic str…
Socioeconomic class, classification of 'abnormal' behavior and perceptions of mental health care
The oft-cited relationship between socioeconomic status and rates of mental illness was investigated in terms of lower-class perceptions of certain'disordered'behaviors and the sources of help, if any, thought relevant to these behaviors. It was hypothesised that certain types of behavior and perceptions of the environment which might be abnormal in middle-class society are perceived as quite normal in the lower-class world, and that lower-class …
Let's Return to Our Roots
In this address I focus on sociological relativity and our discipline's ineffectiveness in dealing with the anomie associated with high modernity. I attempt to make the case for a sociology that can empirically distinguish between tolerance and license and can posit conceptions of "social justice" and "morality" as empirically demonstrable phenomena. After briefly discussing relevant ideas associated with classical sociology and recent theoretica…
A Cross-National Perspective on Religiosity and Social Justice
Class, perceptions of 'disordered' behaviour, and suggestions for therapy
This paper presents findings from a tri-cultural study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting 'disordered behaviour'. It is hypothesized that regardless of respondent's cultural background, the extent to which a deviant behaviour will be defined as a mental health problem, an…
Socio‐economic class, classification of ‘abnormal’ behaviour and perceptions of mental health care
This paper is a replication of a study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to the recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting ‘disordered behaviour’. Our previous findings from a sample of two small West Texas communities indicated that class differences did hold for both recognition of and recommendations for help reg…
Familism Scale
Familism is a form of social organization in which the interests of the individual are subordinated to those of the family group. A scale to measure familism is developed by employing a form of item analysis called trace line analysis. Statistically significant associations with variables expected to be related to familism support the validity of the scale. Construction of the scale is based on a sample of 764 Pennsylvania State University studen…
Alienation, Familism and the Utilization of Health Services by Mexican Americans
Familism Scale
A familism scale, published by this author in 1970, was seen to contain two potential weaknesses. First, the scale was constructed, tested, and validated upon the same subjects. This type of recursive validation procedure capitalizes upon error variance. Second, the wording of nine of the scale's 15 items was considered to be too difficult for respondents possessing little or no formal education. These two weaknesses have been remedied by: (1) :c…
Sociocultural Barriers to Medical Care among Mexican Americans in Texas
This paper summarizes research findings from members of the Southwest Medical Sociology Ad Hoc Committee concerning sociocultural barriers to medical care among Mexican Americans in Texas. Committee members individually, or in two-person groups, studied a number of factors concerning Mexican-American medical care in Texas such as: 1) mortality, morbidity, and other health status indicators; 2) health manpower and educational needs; 3) political f…
The Stable Poor and Criticism of Poverty Area Agencies
International and cross-cultural research concerning populations living in poverty have uncovered similarities in attitudes and behaviors associated with participation in society's institutional systems. One of these similarities is that feelings of alienation are an inevitable "reaction of the poor to their marginal position in a class-stratified, highly individuated, capitalistic society" (Lewis, 1966:21). These feelings, in turn, have led poor…
Socioeconomic class, classification of 'abnormal' behavior and perceptions of mental health care
The oft-cited relationship between socioeconomic status and rates of mental illness was investigated in terms of lower-class perceptions of certain'disordered'behaviors and the sources of help, if any, thought relevant to these behaviors. It was hypothesised that certain types of behavior and perceptions of the environment which might be abnormal in middle-class society are perceived as quite normal in the lower-class world, and that lower-class …
Socio‐economic class, classification of ‘abnormal’ behaviour and perceptions of mental health care
This paper is a replication of a study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to the recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting ‘disordered behaviour’. Our previous findings from a sample of two small West Texas communities indicated that class differences did hold for both recognition of and recommendations for help reg…
Class, familism and utilization of health services in Durango, Mexico
Class, perceptions of 'disordered' behaviour, and suggestions for therapy
This paper presents findings from a tri-cultural study in which we argue that class differences pertain not only to rates of mental illness but also to recognition of symptoms of mental illness and to recommendations concerning what should be done by those exhibiting 'disordered behaviour'. It is hypothesized that regardless of respondent's cultural background, the extent to which a deviant behaviour will be defined as a mental health problem, an…
A Cross-National Perspective on Religiosity and Social Justice
Religion, Modernization, and Utilization of Western Health Care
A strong tradition in sociology argues that the seeds of secularization and rational outlook have long been present in Christianity per se. Presented in this paper are cross-national research findings from a 136 nation sample that the proportion of Christians in a society is positively associated with that society's degree of modernization; and that modernization in turn, leads to a tendency to practise and utilize Western scientific medicine. Th…
The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress
H. Paul Chalfant, Peter L. Heller, Alden Roberts, David Briones, Salvador Aguirre-Hochbaum, Walter Farr, The Clergy as a Resource for Those Encountering Psychological Distress, Review of Religious Research, Vol. 31, No. 3 (Mar., 1990), pp. 305-313
Rural/Urban versus Regional Differences in Religiosity
Let's Return to Our Roots
In this address I focus on sociological relativity and our discipline's ineffectiveness in dealing with the anomie associated with high modernity. I attempt to make the case for a sociology that can empirically distinguish between tolerance and license and can posit conceptions of "social justice" and "morality" as empirically demonstrable phenomena. After briefly discussing relevant ideas associated with classical sociology and recent theoretica…
Source of Support and Mastery
OLS multiple regression findings from a stratified random sample of 783 El Paso County, Texas residents indicate that possession of what the authors refer to as "resource-in-place support" induces a perception of environmental mastery, whereas familism does not significantly associate with this perception. Findings also suggest that, although possession of a resource-in-place support system would be beneficial for members of all socioeconomic str…
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