Robert W Duff
Biographic Data
| ID | 217399 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert W Duff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert W |
| FAMILY NAME | Duff |
| SIGNATURE | DUFF R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Portland |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Modulated Participant-Observation
Using examples from studies of dance clubs, the authors offer a solution for dealing with the problems of maintaining the optimal research distance in field investigations. This method is based on teamwork, in which one researcher assumes the role of participant-as-observer and the other has the role of observer-as-participant. In addition to describing the developments of the two roles, the authors provide firsthand accounts of common pitfalls i…
Gender comparisons in weight training for collegiate sports
The Center and the Peripheral
This article attempts to explain the roles that taxi-dance halls and table-dance clubs play in the lives of two population subgroups in Los Angeles: Whites and Asians/Latinos. In this context, it also attempts to account for the center-peripheral geographical pattern of the two types of clubs. By means of modulated participant observation and GIS computer mapping, the authors came to the conclusion that taxi-dance halls are strong in socioemotion…
Age Density, Religiosity and Death Anxiety in Retirement Communities
Self-Images of Women Bodybuilders
In analyzing the data from a questionnaire survey of 205 competitive women bodybuilders conducted by the International Federation of Body-Builders, the authors attempt to find out how these women define their roles. What emerges from the analysis is a new concept of femininity that combines aspects of the traditional definitions with added dimensions of muscularity and body symmetry. They see muscularity, fitness, strength, and health as increasi…
Becoming a Taxi-Dancer
Previous studies of deviant and semi-deviant occupations have reported that workers in these occupations frequently use justifications to explain or defend their occupational behaviors. The present study also finds the same tendency among the taxi-dancers. Most important, we find the learning of justifications plays a significant role in their occupational socialization. Without learning the various techniques to neutralize the unpleasantness of …
Gentlemen's Social Club
The Strength in Weak Ties
Journal Article THE STRENGTH IN WEAK TIES Get access WILLIAM T. LIU, WILLIAM T. LIU Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ROBERT W. DUFF ROBERT W. DUFF Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Portland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 3, FALL 1972, Pages 361–366, https://doi.or…
The Strength in Weak Ties
Journal Article THE STRENGTH IN WEAK TIES Get access WILLIAM T. LIU, WILLIAM T. LIU Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ROBERT W. DUFF ROBERT W. DUFF Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Portland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 3, FALL 1972, Pages 361–366, https://doi.or…
Self-Images of Women Bodybuilders
In analyzing the data from a questionnaire survey of 205 competitive women bodybuilders conducted by the International Federation of Body-Builders, the authors attempt to find out how these women define their roles. What emerges from the analysis is a new concept of femininity that combines aspects of the traditional definitions with added dimensions of muscularity and body symmetry. They see muscularity, fitness, strength, and health as increasi…
The Center and the Peripheral
This article attempts to explain the roles that taxi-dance halls and table-dance clubs play in the lives of two population subgroups in Los Angeles: Whites and Asians/Latinos. In this context, it also attempts to account for the center-peripheral geographical pattern of the two types of clubs. By means of modulated participant observation and GIS computer mapping, the authors came to the conclusion that taxi-dance halls are strong in socioemotion…
Gentlemen's Social Club
Gender comparisons in weight training for collegiate sports
Modulated Participant-Observation
Using examples from studies of dance clubs, the authors offer a solution for dealing with the problems of maintaining the optimal research distance in field investigations. This method is based on teamwork, in which one researcher assumes the role of participant-as-observer and the other has the role of observer-as-participant. In addition to describing the developments of the two roles, the authors provide firsthand accounts of common pitfalls i…
Age Density, Religiosity and Death Anxiety in Retirement Communities
The Strength in Weak Ties
Journal Article THE STRENGTH IN WEAK TIES Get access WILLIAM T. LIU, WILLIAM T. LIU Professor of Sociology University of Notre Dame Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ROBERT W. DUFF ROBERT W. DUFF Assistant Professor of Sociology University of Portland Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Public Opinion Quarterly, Volume 36, Issue 3, FALL 1972, Pages 361–366, https://doi.or…
Gentlemen's Social Club
Becoming a Taxi-Dancer
Previous studies of deviant and semi-deviant occupations have reported that workers in these occupations frequently use justifications to explain or defend their occupational behaviors. The present study also finds the same tendency among the taxi-dancers. Most important, we find the learning of justifications plays a significant role in their occupational socialization. Without learning the various techniques to neutralize the unpleasantness of …
Self-Images of Women Bodybuilders
In analyzing the data from a questionnaire survey of 205 competitive women bodybuilders conducted by the International Federation of Body-Builders, the authors attempt to find out how these women define their roles. What emerges from the analysis is a new concept of femininity that combines aspects of the traditional definitions with added dimensions of muscularity and body symmetry. They see muscularity, fitness, strength, and health as increasi…
Age Density, Religiosity and Death Anxiety in Retirement Communities
The Center and the Peripheral
This article attempts to explain the roles that taxi-dance halls and table-dance clubs play in the lives of two population subgroups in Los Angeles: Whites and Asians/Latinos. In this context, it also attempts to account for the center-peripheral geographical pattern of the two types of clubs. By means of modulated participant observation and GIS computer mapping, the authors came to the conclusion that taxi-dance halls are strong in socioemotion…
Gender comparisons in weight training for collegiate sports
Modulated Participant-Observation
Using examples from studies of dance clubs, the authors offer a solution for dealing with the problems of maintaining the optimal research distance in field investigations. This method is based on teamwork, in which one researcher assumes the role of participant-as-observer and the other has the role of observer-as-participant. In addition to describing the developments of the two roles, the authors provide firsthand accounts of common pitfalls i…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Anthropology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Athletes (2 works) · Club (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (2 works)