Roberta Lessor
Biographic Data
| ID | 255802 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Roberta Lessor |
| GIVEN NAMES | Roberta |
| FAMILY NAME | Lessor |
| SIGNATURE | LESSOR R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chapman University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Sociology of Diagnosis (Advances in Medical Sociology, Vol. 12)
Adjudicating Frame Shifts and Frame Disputes in the New Millennial University: The Role of the Dean
Using the Team Approach of Anselm Strauss in Action Research: Consulting on a Project in Global Education
This article presents the use of Anselm Strauss's approach to generating theory in an action-research project. A of classroom teachers introducing global education in eleven public schools asked me to be their sociological consultant. I assisted them as they developed a grounded theory of globalization in schools, and they introduced me to global education. My consultant role was a logical extension of the analysis strategies employed by Anselm S…
Introduction: Anselm Strauss's Grounded Theory and the Study of Work
Anselm Strauss was interested in the sociology of work in every sense and used his grounded theory method to observe and analyze everything he encountered, including his own 'medical work.' Drawing on the reflections of his students, this introduction briefly examines Strauss's everyday work mode using grounded theory. The eight articles in this special issue honor Strauss by using his theories and methods for studying varieties of work in very d…
Interdisciplinary Team Teaching on Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
The authors developed an interdisciplinary field course in Costa Rica focused on sustainable development. Taught by three primary professors and augmented by various on-site discussants, the semester-long curriculum integrated sociology and political economy with agricultural ecology. Their guiding philosophy dictated that the curriculum be empirically based, involve working collaboratively, and utilize multidisciplinary investigation. Faculty me…
All in the family: Social Processes in Ovarian Egg Donation Between Sisters
Interviews and participant observation were conducted at a US infertility clinic with women who were attempting to become pregnant with eggs donated by their biological sisters. Sisters who donated eggs were also followed and interviewed regarding their experiences, as were a number of husbands of recipients. Five significant social processes characterising the sisters’ passage through egg donation are discussed: (1) negotiating dissimilar treatm…
The Political Economy of Health and Medicine
Review of Crisis, Health and Medicine: A Social Critique by Vicente Navarro.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
Consciousness of time and time for the development of consciousness: Health Awareness Among Women Flight Attendants
The occupational health beliefs and experiences of flight attendants in five United States airlines were analysed in a three-year interview and field study. The development of career longevity in the flight attendant occupation, once seen as short-term 'women's work', has given rise to increasing occupational health problems. The health concerns of flight attendants have correspondingly heightened their consciousness of collective occupational in…
Social movements, the occupational arena and changes in career consciousness: The case of women flight attendants
The impact of social movements as a major environmental influence in the evolution of career consciousness was analysed based on extensive interviews of women flight attendants. The aim was to elicit the women's view of their work lives over the past two decades. Flight attendants working in the 1960s entered with the expectation of a short‐term job. From their accounts of personal development and from reviews of newspaper accounts, court cases a…
The Origins of General Nursing (Book)
All in the family: Social Processes in Ovarian Egg Donation Between Sisters
Interviews and participant observation were conducted at a US infertility clinic with women who were attempting to become pregnant with eggs donated by their biological sisters. Sisters who donated eggs were also followed and interviewed regarding their experiences, as were a number of husbands of recipients. Five significant social processes characterising the sisters’ passage through egg donation are discussed: (1) negotiating dissimilar treatm…
Interdisciplinary Team Teaching on Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
The authors developed an interdisciplinary field course in Costa Rica focused on sustainable development. Taught by three primary professors and augmented by various on-site discussants, the semester-long curriculum integrated sociology and political economy with agricultural ecology. Their guiding philosophy dictated that the curriculum be empirically based, involve working collaboratively, and utilize multidisciplinary investigation. Faculty me…
Adjudicating Frame Shifts and Frame Disputes in the New Millennial University: The Role of the Dean
Consciousness of time and time for the development of consciousness: Health Awareness Among Women Flight Attendants
The occupational health beliefs and experiences of flight attendants in five United States airlines were analysed in a three-year interview and field study. The development of career longevity in the flight attendant occupation, once seen as short-term 'women's work', has given rise to increasing occupational health problems. The health concerns of flight attendants have correspondingly heightened their consciousness of collective occupational in…
Social movements, the occupational arena and changes in career consciousness: The case of women flight attendants
The impact of social movements as a major environmental influence in the evolution of career consciousness was analysed based on extensive interviews of women flight attendants. The aim was to elicit the women's view of their work lives over the past two decades. Flight attendants working in the 1960s entered with the expectation of a short‐term job. From their accounts of personal development and from reviews of newspaper accounts, court cases a…
Using the Team Approach of Anselm Strauss in Action Research: Consulting on a Project in Global Education
This article presents the use of Anselm Strauss's approach to generating theory in an action-research project. A of classroom teachers introducing global education in eleven public schools asked me to be their sociological consultant. I assisted them as they developed a grounded theory of globalization in schools, and they introduced me to global education. My consultant role was a logical extension of the analysis strategies employed by Anselm S…
The Origins of General Nursing (Book)
Social movements, the occupational arena and changes in career consciousness: The case of women flight attendants
The impact of social movements as a major environmental influence in the evolution of career consciousness was analysed based on extensive interviews of women flight attendants. The aim was to elicit the women's view of their work lives over the past two decades. Flight attendants working in the 1960s entered with the expectation of a short‐term job. From their accounts of personal development and from reviews of newspaper accounts, court cases a…
The Origins of General Nursing (Book)
Consciousness of time and time for the development of consciousness: Health Awareness Among Women Flight Attendants
The occupational health beliefs and experiences of flight attendants in five United States airlines were analysed in a three-year interview and field study. The development of career longevity in the flight attendant occupation, once seen as short-term 'women's work', has given rise to increasing occupational health problems. The health concerns of flight attendants have correspondingly heightened their consciousness of collective occupational in…
The Political Economy of Health and Medicine
Review of Crisis, Health and Medicine: A Social Critique by Vicente Navarro.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website
All in the family: Social Processes in Ovarian Egg Donation Between Sisters
Interviews and participant observation were conducted at a US infertility clinic with women who were attempting to become pregnant with eggs donated by their biological sisters. Sisters who donated eggs were also followed and interviewed regarding their experiences, as were a number of husbands of recipients. Five significant social processes characterising the sisters’ passage through egg donation are discussed: (1) negotiating dissimilar treatm…
Interdisciplinary Team Teaching on Sustainable Development in Costa Rica
The authors developed an interdisciplinary field course in Costa Rica focused on sustainable development. Taught by three primary professors and augmented by various on-site discussants, the semester-long curriculum integrated sociology and political economy with agricultural ecology. Their guiding philosophy dictated that the curriculum be empirically based, involve working collaboratively, and utilize multidisciplinary investigation. Faculty me…
Using the Team Approach of Anselm Strauss in Action Research: Consulting on a Project in Global Education
This article presents the use of Anselm Strauss's approach to generating theory in an action-research project. A of classroom teachers introducing global education in eleven public schools asked me to be their sociological consultant. I assisted them as they developed a grounded theory of globalization in schools, and they introduced me to global education. My consultant role was a logical extension of the analysis strategies employed by Anselm S…
Introduction: Anselm Strauss's Grounded Theory and the Study of Work
Anselm Strauss was interested in the sociology of work in every sense and used his grounded theory method to observe and analyze everything he encountered, including his own 'medical work.' Drawing on the reflections of his students, this introduction briefly examines Strauss's everyday work mode using grounded theory. The eight articles in this special issue honor Strauss by using his theories and methods for studying varieties of work in very d…
Adjudicating Frame Shifts and Frame Disputes in the New Millennial University: The Role of the Dean
Sociology of Diagnosis (Advances in Medical Sociology, Vol. 12)
Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Social science (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Epistemology (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)