Devon Thacker Thomas
Biographic Data
| ID | 310599 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Devon Thacker Thomas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Devon Thacker |
| FAMILY NAME | Thomas |
| SIGNATURE | THOMAS D T |
| AFFILIATIONS | California State University, Fullerton |
| ORCID | 0009-0007-8308-6047 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Navigating layered and dual-sourced stigmatization: Experiences of asexuality using stigma management strategies
Individuals who are asexual often face stigmatization for being neither allosexual nor conforming to the normative sexual binary of heterosexuality and homosexuality. Drawing on interviews with 22 self-identified asexual individuals, we highlight the ways asexual people experience layered and dual-sourced stigmatization. Furthermore, we demonstrate how asexual individuals employ stigma management strategies of information control and techniques o…
Placing Mexican Ethnic Enclaves: Toward a Recursive Model of Place Attachment
Place attachment, the emotional bond between person and place, facilitates well-being and belonging for Mexicans in the United States. However, place attachment research concentrating on Mexican populations has not explored a key site for placemaking-the ethnic enclave. Thus, we draw on 20 interviews with Mexicans in the United States to examine how individuals form close connections to La Cuatro, an ethnic enclave in California. Despite the over…
Framing ‘Friend’: Media Framing of ‘Man’s Best Friend’ and the Pattern of Police Shootings of Dogs
The representation and framing of events by news sources plays a critical role in the way society comes to understand a given phenomenon. For example, the use of force by police officers against civilians is covered regularly by news media outlets. Far less widely examined, however, is the excessive use of force against companion animals or pets. Thus, to understand the ways in which police use of force against animals is framed in the media, we …
Mexican Immigrant Women’s Reconstruction of Punishment and Victimhood in Intimate Partner Violence
Utilizing 20 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Mexican immigrant women in Southern California, we argue that participants employ a bifocal lens to develop perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV). By drawing on existing knowledge from Mexico as reference points, the findings show that participants construct law enforcement as the appropriate intervention in the United States. As a result, they construct new norms for victims on how …
We Told You that's How They Are: Responses To White Women in Abusive Intimate Relationships with Men of Color
The urging by interracial couples to be accepted as "normal" couples may present as challenging if problems arise in the relationship; especially if those "problems" are of an abusive or violent nature. Drawing on semi-structured, in-depth interviews we analyze the experiences of White women in abusive intimate relationships with men of color. We query the struggles of the women negotiating these relationships and explore the responses the women …
We Told You that's How They Are: Responses To White Women in Abusive Intimate Relationships with Men of Color
The urging by interracial couples to be accepted as "normal" couples may present as challenging if problems arise in the relationship; especially if those "problems" are of an abusive or violent nature. Drawing on semi-structured, in-depth interviews we analyze the experiences of White women in abusive intimate relationships with men of color. We query the struggles of the women negotiating these relationships and explore the responses the women …
Placing Mexican Ethnic Enclaves: Toward a Recursive Model of Place Attachment
Place attachment, the emotional bond between person and place, facilitates well-being and belonging for Mexicans in the United States. However, place attachment research concentrating on Mexican populations has not explored a key site for placemaking-the ethnic enclave. Thus, we draw on 20 interviews with Mexicans in the United States to examine how individuals form close connections to La Cuatro, an ethnic enclave in California. Despite the over…
We Told You that's How They Are: Responses To White Women in Abusive Intimate Relationships with Men of Color
The urging by interracial couples to be accepted as "normal" couples may present as challenging if problems arise in the relationship; especially if those "problems" are of an abusive or violent nature. Drawing on semi-structured, in-depth interviews we analyze the experiences of White women in abusive intimate relationships with men of color. We query the struggles of the women negotiating these relationships and explore the responses the women …
Framing ‘Friend’: Media Framing of ‘Man’s Best Friend’ and the Pattern of Police Shootings of Dogs
The representation and framing of events by news sources plays a critical role in the way society comes to understand a given phenomenon. For example, the use of force by police officers against civilians is covered regularly by news media outlets. Far less widely examined, however, is the excessive use of force against companion animals or pets. Thus, to understand the ways in which police use of force against animals is framed in the media, we …
Mexican Immigrant Women’s Reconstruction of Punishment and Victimhood in Intimate Partner Violence
Utilizing 20 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with Mexican immigrant women in Southern California, we argue that participants employ a bifocal lens to develop perceptions of intimate partner violence (IPV). By drawing on existing knowledge from Mexico as reference points, the findings show that participants construct law enforcement as the appropriate intervention in the United States. As a result, they construct new norms for victims on how …
Placing Mexican Ethnic Enclaves: Toward a Recursive Model of Place Attachment
Place attachment, the emotional bond between person and place, facilitates well-being and belonging for Mexicans in the United States. However, place attachment research concentrating on Mexican populations has not explored a key site for placemaking-the ethnic enclave. Thus, we draw on 20 interviews with Mexicans in the United States to examine how individuals form close connections to La Cuatro, an ethnic enclave in California. Despite the over…
Navigating layered and dual-sourced stigmatization: Experiences of asexuality using stigma management strategies
Individuals who are asexual often face stigmatization for being neither allosexual nor conforming to the normative sexual binary of heterosexuality and homosexuality. Drawing on interviews with 22 self-identified asexual individuals, we highlight the ways asexual people experience layered and dual-sourced stigmatization. Furthermore, we demonstrate how asexual individuals employ stigma management strategies of information control and techniques o…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Criminology (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Domestic violence (2 works) · Ethnic group (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works)