Helene M Lawson
Biographic Data
| ID | 254589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Helene M Lawson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Helene M |
| FAMILY NAME | Lawson |
| SIGNATURE | LAWSON H M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pittsburgh at Bradford |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Dynamics of Internet Dating
This study examined the world of Internet dating. It explored the motivations of daters, their styles of courtship, and how they negotiated problems of trust and deception. The authors employed in-depth interviews and participant observation with men and women who met online. Internet daters sought companionship, comfort after a life crisis, control over presentation of themselves and their environments, freedom from commitment and stereotypic ro…
Breaking the Language Barrier
Controlling the Wilderness: The Work of Wilderness Officers
Ideologies having roots in the legal structure of the system of wildlife protection characterize the work culture of the Pennsylvania wilderness officer. This paper examines these ideologies and the characteristically strong social solidarity of the community of wilderness officers. Wilderness officers are both law enforcement agents and conservationists. They mediate between human and animal as well as between what is considered scientific manag…
The Cultural Study of Work
This is an edited volume of readings with commentary by the authors. It applies the concept of culture to the study of work tracing the development of the culture of work through a series of readings. Its approach is based on the definitions of culture given by James Spradley, anthropologist, and Howard Becker, sociologist and follows a line of thinking initiated by Everett Hughes and the Chicago School. This anthology brings more than fifty year…
Working on Hair
Dynamics of Internet Dating
This study examined the world of Internet dating. It explored the motivations of daters, their styles of courtship, and how they negotiated problems of trust and deception. The authors employed in-depth interviews and participant observation with men and women who met online. Internet daters sought companionship, comfort after a life crisis, control over presentation of themselves and their environments, freedom from commitment and stereotypic ro…
Working on Hair
Controlling the Wilderness: The Work of Wilderness Officers
Ideologies having roots in the legal structure of the system of wildlife protection characterize the work culture of the Pennsylvania wilderness officer. This paper examines these ideologies and the characteristically strong social solidarity of the community of wilderness officers. Wilderness officers are both law enforcement agents and conservationists. They mediate between human and animal as well as between what is considered scientific manag…
Working on Hair
Controlling the Wilderness: The Work of Wilderness Officers
Ideologies having roots in the legal structure of the system of wildlife protection characterize the work culture of the Pennsylvania wilderness officer. This paper examines these ideologies and the characteristically strong social solidarity of the community of wilderness officers. Wilderness officers are both law enforcement agents and conservationists. They mediate between human and animal as well as between what is considered scientific manag…
The Cultural Study of Work
This is an edited volume of readings with commentary by the authors. It applies the concept of culture to the study of work tracing the development of the culture of work through a series of readings. Its approach is based on the definitions of culture given by James Spradley, anthropologist, and Howard Becker, sociologist and follows a line of thinking initiated by Everett Hughes and the Chicago School. This anthology brings more than fifty year…
Dynamics of Internet Dating
This study examined the world of Internet dating. It explored the motivations of daters, their styles of courtship, and how they negotiated problems of trust and deception. The authors employed in-depth interviews and participant observation with men and women who met online. Internet daters sought companionship, comfort after a life crisis, control over presentation of themselves and their environments, freedom from commitment and stereotypic ro…
Breaking the Language Barrier
Art (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adventure (1 works) · Aesthetics (1 works) · American Environmental and Regional History (1 works) · American History and Culture (1 works) · Anthropology (1 works) · Beauty (1 works)