Sarah Donley
Biographic Data
| ID | 254744 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sarah Donley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sarah |
| FAMILY NAME | Donley |
| SIGNATURE | DONLEY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jacksonville State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5162-2630 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The Fame Model
As the U.S. population ages and interest in community-based approaches to death and dying grows, end-of-life doulas (EOLDs) are reshaping how individuals, families, and communities experience dying. Drawing on 23 interviews with practicing doulas, we identify the FAME model: facilitator, advocate, mediator, and educator. As facilitators, doulas make end-of-life plans actionable through practical, emotional, and existential support; as advocates, …
Beyond Race, Gender, and Class
Monopoly simulations have long been used in sociology classrooms to demonstrate sociological concepts, with early versions centering social stratification and class inequality. Since then, scholars have adapted the game to explore race, gender, deviance, globalization, and intersectionality. Yet, most still conceptualize gender as binary, focus on race/class/gender alone, and overlook other intersectional identities. Our Intersectional Monopoly e…
She Who Must Not Be Scammed
Death Bouncers” and “Spiritual Guides”
The medicalization of death has left gaps in the spiritual and psychosocial well-being of the dying. Factors like professional and caregiver burnout, lack of training, overburdened caseloads and rigid schedules, and other organizational constraints lead to holistic, humane care falling through the cracks. Consequently, the dying and their families are opting to rely on individuals who can bridge these gaps-end-of-life (EOL) doulas. EOL doulas emp…
Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now
This research examines online comments (n = 455) of news articles about sexual assault shared by local news outlets in a rural area of the Deep South to determine the degree to which rape myth acceptance (RMA) is upheld and/or challenged. We found approximately two-thirds of the comments upheld traditional rape myths while one-third focused on supporting the victim and holding the alleged perpetrator accountable. The data also demonstrate the imp…
It's Pride Y'all
To date, most research on LGBTQ+ individuals and communities tends to be based in metropolitan areas of the United States, largely in New York and California. This research analyzes data from 23 white LGBTQ+ individuals in the Deep South through the lens of Durkheim’s mechanical and organic solidarity. We argue that experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the rural south resemble the characteristics of Durkheim’s mechanical solidarity and analyzing …
Covid-19, I Hate You!”
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way Americans deal with death and dying. Social distancing restrictions prevented or delayed end of life services for families who lost loved ones to COVID-19. Alternatively, some took to the internet to express their grief through online memorialization. Using content analysis, this study analyzes 200 randomly selected online memorials from the COVID Memorial website, a website created to share the stories …
Introduction to the special issue, “intersectional experiences and marginalized voices”
In order to advance our goal of highlighting intersectional work and the importance of centering critical praxis we felt it was necessary to make a visible contribution to the Mid-South Sociological Association’s journal, Sociological Spectrum. While there are issues of general sociology journals that focus on “race, class, and gender” there are few instances of these same journals dedicating an entire issue to “intersectionality.” Never before h…
It’s My Calling”
One of the most prominent features of the U.S. labor force is sex segregation among college majors and across career choices. Hegemonic cultural gender beliefs shape career choices and most men and women go into gender typical majors and occupations, even in death care industries. To better understand how cultural gender beliefs shape occupational choice and socialization, this article investigates the gendered pathways to funeral directing, an o…
Sociology and Social Work Undergraduates’ Experiences Participating in a Research Project on Campus Sexual Assault and Misconduct
In this article, we discuss the application of a collaborative, team-based, semester-long research project in undergraduate sociology and social work research methods courses at a midsize southeastern university. The goal of the endeavor was to engage undergraduates in research on students’ perceptions and knowledge about sexual assault and misconduct on their college campus. Surveys focusing on sexual assault and misconduct modeled after the Ass…
HIV in the Heartland
Scholarly research on HIV/AIDS and stigma has largely demonstrated a different experience for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) who inhabit urban and rural areas. Largely missing from this scholarship are experiences in low prevalence areas. Low prevalence areas typically have fewer resources, social networks, and HIV infection and prevalence is less common. In this paper, we examine the challenges PLWHAs in rural and urban areas of the Mid…
The Righteous Among the Nations of the World
The purpose of this study was to explore how learners make meaning of their experiences at exhibits depicting narratives of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations of the World, free-choice learning contexts. The study focused on two exhibits at a university in the mid-Western United States. The conceptual framework of the study integrates free-choice learning, the role of narratives, reflection, and Holocaust education. Three main mechanisms emer…
The Overtaking of Undertaking
Hochschild, Arlie
The Overtaking of Undertaking
Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now
This research examines online comments (n = 455) of news articles about sexual assault shared by local news outlets in a rural area of the Deep South to determine the degree to which rape myth acceptance (RMA) is upheld and/or challenged. We found approximately two-thirds of the comments upheld traditional rape myths while one-third focused on supporting the victim and holding the alleged perpetrator accountable. The data also demonstrate the imp…
Hochschild, Arlie
The Righteous Among the Nations of the World
The purpose of this study was to explore how learners make meaning of their experiences at exhibits depicting narratives of the Polish Righteous Among the Nations of the World, free-choice learning contexts. The study focused on two exhibits at a university in the mid-Western United States. The conceptual framework of the study integrates free-choice learning, the role of narratives, reflection, and Holocaust education. Three main mechanisms emer…
The Overtaking of Undertaking
HIV in the Heartland
Scholarly research on HIV/AIDS and stigma has largely demonstrated a different experience for people living with HIV and AIDS (PLWHA) who inhabit urban and rural areas. Largely missing from this scholarship are experiences in low prevalence areas. Low prevalence areas typically have fewer resources, social networks, and HIV infection and prevalence is less common. In this paper, we examine the challenges PLWHAs in rural and urban areas of the Mid…
Sociology and Social Work Undergraduates’ Experiences Participating in a Research Project on Campus Sexual Assault and Misconduct
In this article, we discuss the application of a collaborative, team-based, semester-long research project in undergraduate sociology and social work research methods courses at a midsize southeastern university. The goal of the endeavor was to engage undergraduates in research on students’ perceptions and knowledge about sexual assault and misconduct on their college campus. Surveys focusing on sexual assault and misconduct modeled after the Ass…
It’s My Calling”
One of the most prominent features of the U.S. labor force is sex segregation among college majors and across career choices. Hegemonic cultural gender beliefs shape career choices and most men and women go into gender typical majors and occupations, even in death care industries. To better understand how cultural gender beliefs shape occupational choice and socialization, this article investigates the gendered pathways to funeral directing, an o…
Introduction to the special issue, “intersectional experiences and marginalized voices”
In order to advance our goal of highlighting intersectional work and the importance of centering critical praxis we felt it was necessary to make a visible contribution to the Mid-South Sociological Association’s journal, Sociological Spectrum. While there are issues of general sociology journals that focus on “race, class, and gender” there are few instances of these same journals dedicating an entire issue to “intersectionality.” Never before h…
Covid-19, I Hate You!”
The COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the way Americans deal with death and dying. Social distancing restrictions prevented or delayed end of life services for families who lost loved ones to COVID-19. Alternatively, some took to the internet to express their grief through online memorialization. Using content analysis, this study analyzes 200 randomly selected online memorials from the COVID Memorial website, a website created to share the stories …
Ladies I Hope You are in Church Right now
This research examines online comments (n = 455) of news articles about sexual assault shared by local news outlets in a rural area of the Deep South to determine the degree to which rape myth acceptance (RMA) is upheld and/or challenged. We found approximately two-thirds of the comments upheld traditional rape myths while one-third focused on supporting the victim and holding the alleged perpetrator accountable. The data also demonstrate the imp…
It's Pride Y'all
To date, most research on LGBTQ+ individuals and communities tends to be based in metropolitan areas of the United States, largely in New York and California. This research analyzes data from 23 white LGBTQ+ individuals in the Deep South through the lens of Durkheim’s mechanical and organic solidarity. We argue that experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals in the rural south resemble the characteristics of Durkheim’s mechanical solidarity and analyzing …
Death Bouncers” and “Spiritual Guides”
The medicalization of death has left gaps in the spiritual and psychosocial well-being of the dying. Factors like professional and caregiver burnout, lack of training, overburdened caseloads and rigid schedules, and other organizational constraints lead to holistic, humane care falling through the cracks. Consequently, the dying and their families are opting to rely on individuals who can bridge these gaps-end-of-life (EOL) doulas. EOL doulas emp…
She Who Must Not Be Scammed
The Fame Model
As the U.S. population ages and interest in community-based approaches to death and dying grows, end-of-life doulas (EOLDs) are reshaping how individuals, families, and communities experience dying. Drawing on 23 interviews with practicing doulas, we identify the FAME model: facilitator, advocate, mediator, and educator. As facilitators, doulas make end-of-life plans actionable through practical, emotional, and existential support; as advocates, …
Beyond Race, Gender, and Class
Monopoly simulations have long been used in sociology classrooms to demonstrate sociological concepts, with early versions centering social stratification and class inequality. Since then, scholars have adapted the game to explore race, gender, deviance, globalization, and intersectionality. Yet, most still conceptualize gender as binary, focus on race/class/gender alone, and overlook other intersectional identities. Our Intersectional Monopoly e…
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Political science (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Context (archaeology (3 works) · Engineering (3 works)