Gale Largey

Biographic Data

ID299401
NAMEGale Largey
GIVEN NAMESGale
FAMILY NAMELargey
SIGNATURELARGEY G
AFFILIATIONSNorth Central State College
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS39
AUTHOR COUNT9
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1972
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2003
H-INDEX2

  • The Austin Disaster, 1911

    Mirelle Cohen, Gale LargeyARTICLETeaching Sociology2003

  • Knowing the public Mind

    Open AccessGale Largey, Gale P Largey et al.ARTICLEThe Hastings Center Report1990

  • Pennsylvania small-town characters

    Gale Largey, Gale P LargeyARTICLEHistory of Photography1982

    Professional photography flourished in the small towns that dotted the American landscape around the turn of the century. The public was fascinated by the still relatively new art and craft, and the fact that few people had cameras of their own brought a wide range of subjects and characters before the studio photographer's lens. While small-town photographers of our own time concentrate on babies, graduating students and weddings, their 19th-cen…

  • The hanging

    Open AccessGale LargeyARTICLESociety1981

  • Reversible sterilization

    Gale LargeyARTICLESocial Biology1978References: 1

    Recent developments make it appear likely that sterilizations will soon be reversible. This paper explores the socio‐ethical implications of such a development, discussing its potential as a means of voluntary birth control and, in particular, its use by welfare recipients, the mentally ill, retardates, and prisoners. The paper underscores the importance of reviewing and discussing present norms restricting sterilizations and emphasizes the need …

  • Reversible sterilization

    Open AccessGale LargeyARTICLESociety1977References: 2

  • Sex Control and Society

    Gale LargeyARTICLESocial Problems1973References: 24

    Medical scientists have predicted that parents will soon be able to pre-select the sex of their children (sex control). Social scientists have in turn projected some its potential social consequences in terms of the sex ratio, the birth rate, the proportion of first-born males, and family relationships. This paper will critically assess some of those projections

  • Sex control, sex preferences, and the future of the family

    Gale LargeyARTICLESocial Biology1972Cited by: 6References: 9

    (1972). Sex control, sex preferences, and the future of the family. Social Biology: Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 379-392

  • The Sociology of Odors

    Gale Largey, Gale Peter Largey et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Sociology1972Cited by: 33

    Despite their many endeavors, sociologists have yet to systematically analyze the significance of olfactory phenomena in human interaction. In this essay, theauthors explore the social definitions of individuals, groups, and settings in terms of odors; and it is suggested that interpersonal and group relationships are at least partially contingent upon those definitions. More specifically, moral status, stereotypes, patterns of avoidance and attr…