Jennifer M Whitmer
Biographic Data
| ID | 213641 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jennifer M Whitmer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jennifer M |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitmer |
| SIGNATURE | WHITMER J M |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Stanislaus |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7228-0246 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 32 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Authoritarian Beliefs in an Unstable World
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study
Why Believe Conspiracy Theories
Beliefs, even conspiratorial ones, do not occur in a vacuum: they reflect social conditions and fulfill important identity needs, including access to social connection and playfulness; distinction, purpose, and legitimacy; and a sense of certainty, justice, and order
Conflict Over Conspiracy Theories: Face-Work, Epistemic Identity, and the Structure of Interactions
Existing research on conspiracy theories rarely examines their impact on interaction or how these theories are perceived by non-believers. We conducted in-depth interviews with twenty non-believers whose family members believed in the QAnon conspiracy theory. Using face-work as the main framework, findings reveal the role of face in the structure of encounters between believers and non-believers. Non-believing participants experienced identity vi…
I Would Give Anything to Talk about Aliens Now: QAnon Conspiracy Theories and the Creation of Cognitive Deviance
Conspiracy theory researchers observed how the conspiracy theory known as QAnon traveled from dark Web message boards like 4chan to mainstream sources like Facebook, turning everyday people into fervent believers. However, the responses from nonbelievers have been overlooked. We report findings from in-depth interviews with adults ( n = 20) who identify as concerned about their family member's involvement with the QAnon conspiracy theory. Overall…
Between a Regular Person and a Brand: Managing the Contradictions of the Authentic Self-Brand
Drawing on qualitative research on personal style blogging, I examine how the marketization of self through the process of self-branding impacts self-presentation, particularly the performance of authenticity. My research suggests that one of the challenges to performing authenticity is due to the contradiction between the qualities associated with authenticity and the work which goes into performing a self which appears worthy of visibility. Thi…
You are your brand: Self‐branding and the marketization of self
Personal branding was popularized in the late twentieth century through a spate of self‐help literature which enjoined workers to take responsibility for themselves by taking an entrepreneurial approach to the self, seeing themselves as products to be marketed as a means of managing the risks of an unstable labor market. Self‐branding discourse frames the “authentic self” as a source of material value which workers can leverage to build a reputat…
A Progression and a Regression at the Same Time”: Hybrid Masculinities and Entrepreneurial Selfhood
Research suggests normative masculinities are increasingly defined through consumption, particularly the consumption of fashions and cosmetics. Much existing research examines heterosexual men’s reluctance to embrace consumer masculinities due to cultural associations, which associate consumption with femininities and subordinated masculinities. However, not all men are reluctant consumers. Little research has examined the relationship between ma…
Gender and Status Offending: Judicial Paternalism in Juvenile Justice Processing
This study examines the relationship between gender and juvenile justice processing outcomes for status offenders. The feminist criminological concept of judicial paternalism suggests that official justice systems, as gendered institutions with traditional patriarchal norms, will treat delinquent girls differently than delinquent boys. This paternalistic effect should be especially prevalent for status offenses, which are used to enforce institut…
You are your brand: Self‐branding and the marketization of self
Personal branding was popularized in the late twentieth century through a spate of self‐help literature which enjoined workers to take responsibility for themselves by taking an entrepreneurial approach to the self, seeing themselves as products to be marketed as a means of managing the risks of an unstable labor market. Self‐branding discourse frames the “authentic self” as a source of material value which workers can leverage to build a reputat…
A Progression and a Regression at the Same Time”: Hybrid Masculinities and Entrepreneurial Selfhood
Research suggests normative masculinities are increasingly defined through consumption, particularly the consumption of fashions and cosmetics. Much existing research examines heterosexual men’s reluctance to embrace consumer masculinities due to cultural associations, which associate consumption with femininities and subordinated masculinities. However, not all men are reluctant consumers. Little research has examined the relationship between ma…
Between a Regular Person and a Brand: Managing the Contradictions of the Authentic Self-Brand
Drawing on qualitative research on personal style blogging, I examine how the marketization of self through the process of self-branding impacts self-presentation, particularly the performance of authenticity. My research suggests that one of the challenges to performing authenticity is due to the contradiction between the qualities associated with authenticity and the work which goes into performing a self which appears worthy of visibility. Thi…
Gender and Status Offending: Judicial Paternalism in Juvenile Justice Processing
This study examines the relationship between gender and juvenile justice processing outcomes for status offenders. The feminist criminological concept of judicial paternalism suggests that official justice systems, as gendered institutions with traditional patriarchal norms, will treat delinquent girls differently than delinquent boys. This paternalistic effect should be especially prevalent for status offenses, which are used to enforce institut…
I Would Give Anything to Talk about Aliens Now: QAnon Conspiracy Theories and the Creation of Cognitive Deviance
Conspiracy theory researchers observed how the conspiracy theory known as QAnon traveled from dark Web message boards like 4chan to mainstream sources like Facebook, turning everyday people into fervent believers. However, the responses from nonbelievers have been overlooked. We report findings from in-depth interviews with adults ( n = 20) who identify as concerned about their family member's involvement with the QAnon conspiracy theory. Overall…
Conflict Over Conspiracy Theories: Face-Work, Epistemic Identity, and the Structure of Interactions
Existing research on conspiracy theories rarely examines their impact on interaction or how these theories are perceived by non-believers. We conducted in-depth interviews with twenty non-believers whose family members believed in the QAnon conspiracy theory. Using face-work as the main framework, findings reveal the role of face in the structure of encounters between believers and non-believers. Non-believing participants experienced identity vi…
Gender and Status Offending: Judicial Paternalism in Juvenile Justice Processing
This study examines the relationship between gender and juvenile justice processing outcomes for status offenders. The feminist criminological concept of judicial paternalism suggests that official justice systems, as gendered institutions with traditional patriarchal norms, will treat delinquent girls differently than delinquent boys. This paternalistic effect should be especially prevalent for status offenses, which are used to enforce institut…
A Progression and a Regression at the Same Time”: Hybrid Masculinities and Entrepreneurial Selfhood
Research suggests normative masculinities are increasingly defined through consumption, particularly the consumption of fashions and cosmetics. Much existing research examines heterosexual men’s reluctance to embrace consumer masculinities due to cultural associations, which associate consumption with femininities and subordinated masculinities. However, not all men are reluctant consumers. Little research has examined the relationship between ma…
You are your brand: Self‐branding and the marketization of self
Personal branding was popularized in the late twentieth century through a spate of self‐help literature which enjoined workers to take responsibility for themselves by taking an entrepreneurial approach to the self, seeing themselves as products to be marketed as a means of managing the risks of an unstable labor market. Self‐branding discourse frames the “authentic self” as a source of material value which workers can leverage to build a reputat…
Between a Regular Person and a Brand: Managing the Contradictions of the Authentic Self-Brand
Drawing on qualitative research on personal style blogging, I examine how the marketization of self through the process of self-branding impacts self-presentation, particularly the performance of authenticity. My research suggests that one of the challenges to performing authenticity is due to the contradiction between the qualities associated with authenticity and the work which goes into performing a self which appears worthy of visibility. Thi…
I Would Give Anything to Talk about Aliens Now: QAnon Conspiracy Theories and the Creation of Cognitive Deviance
Conspiracy theory researchers observed how the conspiracy theory known as QAnon traveled from dark Web message boards like 4chan to mainstream sources like Facebook, turning everyday people into fervent believers. However, the responses from nonbelievers have been overlooked. We report findings from in-depth interviews with adults ( n = 20) who identify as concerned about their family member's involvement with the QAnon conspiracy theory. Overall…
Why Believe Conspiracy Theories
Beliefs, even conspiratorial ones, do not occur in a vacuum: they reflect social conditions and fulfill important identity needs, including access to social connection and playfulness; distinction, purpose, and legitimacy; and a sense of certainty, justice, and order
Conflict Over Conspiracy Theories: Face-Work, Epistemic Identity, and the Structure of Interactions
Existing research on conspiracy theories rarely examines their impact on interaction or how these theories are perceived by non-believers. We conducted in-depth interviews with twenty non-believers whose family members believed in the QAnon conspiracy theory. Using face-work as the main framework, findings reveal the role of face in the structure of encounters between believers and non-believers. Non-believing participants experienced identity vi…
Authoritarian Beliefs in an Unstable World
Data sharing not applicable to this article as no datasets were generated or analysed during the current study
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