D C Bell
Biographic Data
| ID | 3516 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D C Bell |
| GIVEN NAMES | D C |
| FAMILY NAME | Bell |
| SIGNATURE | BELL D C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5330-5068 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cooking and Commensality after Covid
The focus of this essay is the COVID and post-COVID food media output of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Through a close reading of his cookbook Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy and its accompanying TV series Jamie Oliver: Together, the essay explores how forms of commensality are mobilized in these food media texts to establish a post-COVID “new normal,” with an emphasis on sharing food as a way of making and banking memories for a still uncerta…
Types, dimensions, and limitations
Constantine's (2025) theoretical framework has been shown to provide a useful set of orienting ideas, and the set of papers cited show where other authors have employed it. Therapists have clearly gained useful insights from these orienting ideas to help them perceive and analyze family processes. Constantine has done an exemplary job of recognizing important empirical patterns. It is clear that when trying to theorize, he can derive some of the …
Connection abstract theory: An exercise in abstract theorizing after Bowlby
This paper proposes connection abstract theory as a detailed abstract formulation of the volitional elements of John Bowlby's theory of child attachment and its expansion to include adult relationships. Connection abstract theory is a formal statement of causal connections within and between attachment and caregiving systems. It is so‐called to give an unambiguous name to the attachment–caregiving relationship. The analysis addresses some limitat…
Exploring Family Theories
Social Norms: Do We Love Norms Too Much
Social norms are often cited as the cause of many social phenomena, especially as an explanation for prosocial family and relationship behaviors. And yet maybe we love the idea of social norms too much, as suggested by our failure to subject them to rigorous test. Compared to the detail in social norms theoretical orientations, there is very little detail in tests of normative theories. To provide guidance to researchers who invoke social norms a…
Explaining Society: An Expanded Toolbox for Social Scientists
We propose for social scientists a theoretical toolbox containing a set of motivations that neurobiologists have recently validated. We show how these motivations can be used to create a theory of society recognizably similar to existing stable societies (sustainable, self-reproducing, and largely peaceful). Using this toolbox, we describe society in terms of three institutions: economy (a source of sustainability), government (peace), and the fa…
Next Steps in Attachment Theory
Thanks to the phenomenal success of attachment theory, great progress has been made in understanding child and adult relationships. The success of attachment theory opens the way to new research directions that can extend its successes even further. In particular, more work on the fundamental nature of attachment that respects recent biological research is important, as is concentrated effort on the related caregiving system
Attachment Without Fear
John Bowlby hypothesized an attachment system that interacts with caregiving, exploration, and fear systems in the brain, with a particular emphasis on fear. Neurobiological research confirms many of his hypotheses and also raises some new questions. A psychological model based on this neurobiological research is presented here. The model extends conventional attachment theory by describing additional attachment processes independent of fear. In …
Kant
This chapter contains sections titled: Life The Metaphysics of Experience Autonomy and the Moral Law
Drug use, travel and HIV risk
Drug use, travel and HIV risk
A study was conducted to examine the travel experiences of a community sample of 160 drug users and 44 non-users recruited as part of a study of HIV risk. Of the sample, 47% (96/204) reported intercity travel in the previous ten years. Results showed that men were more likely to travel than women, Anglos more than minorities, and young persons more than old. When travellers testing HIV-seropositive (n = 13) were compared with seronegative travell…
Powerlessness and HIV prevention among people who trade sex for drugs ('strawberries')
Researchers and members of the drug culture have employed the term 'strawberries' to describe African American women who trade sex for drugs. Data from six US cities participating in a community-based drug research project were analysed to examine the determinants of trading sex for drugs. As shown by our data, some African American women match the street description commonly attributed to 'strawberries'. However, our results also show that tradi…
The Formation of Concepts and the Structure of Thoughts
Frege's writings provide us with the raw materials from which we can construct an interesting dilemma. As far as I know, this dilemma is one of which Frege himself never became explicitly aware, and to which he therefore never attempted a resolution. Nevertheless, the tension it creates is never far from the surface in those passages where he is concerned with the structure of thoughts, the formation of concepts, or the relation between sentences…
The Game of the Name, Introducing Logic, Language and Mind
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Game of the Name, Introducing Logic, Language and Mind. By Gregory Mcculloch. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Pp. xvi + 320. Price £30.00 hardback; £9.95 paperback.) David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 160, July 1990, Pages 388–392, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219729 Published: 0…
Reference and Sense: An Epitome
Journal Article Reference and Sense: An Epitome Get access David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 136, July 1984, Pages 369–372, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218766 Published: 01 July 1984
The Place of the Grundlagen in Frege's Development
Journal Article The Place of the Grundlagen in Feege’s Development Get access David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 124, July 1981, Pages 209–224, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219110 Published: 01 July 1981
Social Norms: Do We Love Norms Too Much
Social norms are often cited as the cause of many social phenomena, especially as an explanation for prosocial family and relationship behaviors. And yet maybe we love the idea of social norms too much, as suggested by our failure to subject them to rigorous test. Compared to the detail in social norms theoretical orientations, there is very little detail in tests of normative theories. To provide guidance to researchers who invoke social norms a…
Attachment Without Fear
John Bowlby hypothesized an attachment system that interacts with caregiving, exploration, and fear systems in the brain, with a particular emphasis on fear. Neurobiological research confirms many of his hypotheses and also raises some new questions. A psychological model based on this neurobiological research is presented here. The model extends conventional attachment theory by describing additional attachment processes independent of fear. In …
Connection abstract theory: An exercise in abstract theorizing after Bowlby
This paper proposes connection abstract theory as a detailed abstract formulation of the volitional elements of John Bowlby's theory of child attachment and its expansion to include adult relationships. Connection abstract theory is a formal statement of causal connections within and between attachment and caregiving systems. It is so‐called to give an unambiguous name to the attachment–caregiving relationship. The analysis addresses some limitat…
The Formation of Concepts and the Structure of Thoughts
Frege's writings provide us with the raw materials from which we can construct an interesting dilemma. As far as I know, this dilemma is one of which Frege himself never became explicitly aware, and to which he therefore never attempted a resolution. Nevertheless, the tension it creates is never far from the surface in those passages where he is concerned with the structure of thoughts, the formation of concepts, or the relation between sentences…
Types, dimensions, and limitations
Constantine's (2025) theoretical framework has been shown to provide a useful set of orienting ideas, and the set of papers cited show where other authors have employed it. Therapists have clearly gained useful insights from these orienting ideas to help them perceive and analyze family processes. Constantine has done an exemplary job of recognizing important empirical patterns. It is clear that when trying to theorize, he can derive some of the …
The Place of the Grundlagen in Frege's Development
Journal Article The Place of the Grundlagen in Feege’s Development Get access David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 31, Issue 124, July 1981, Pages 209–224, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219110 Published: 01 July 1981
Reference and Sense: An Epitome
Journal Article Reference and Sense: An Epitome Get access David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 34, Issue 136, July 1984, Pages 369–372, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218766 Published: 01 July 1984
The Game of the Name, Introducing Logic, Language and Mind
Journal Article Book Reviews Get access The Game of the Name, Introducing Logic, Language and Mind. By Gregory Mcculloch. (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Pp. xvi + 320. Price £30.00 hardback; £9.95 paperback.) David Bell David Bell University of Sheffield Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 160, July 1990, Pages 388–392, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219729 Published: 0…
The Formation of Concepts and the Structure of Thoughts
Frege's writings provide us with the raw materials from which we can construct an interesting dilemma. As far as I know, this dilemma is one of which Frege himself never became explicitly aware, and to which he therefore never attempted a resolution. Nevertheless, the tension it creates is never far from the surface in those passages where he is concerned with the structure of thoughts, the formation of concepts, or the relation between sentences…
Powerlessness and HIV prevention among people who trade sex for drugs ('strawberries')
Researchers and members of the drug culture have employed the term 'strawberries' to describe African American women who trade sex for drugs. Data from six US cities participating in a community-based drug research project were analysed to examine the determinants of trading sex for drugs. As shown by our data, some African American women match the street description commonly attributed to 'strawberries'. However, our results also show that tradi…
Kant
This chapter contains sections titled: Life The Metaphysics of Experience Autonomy and the Moral Law
Drug use, travel and HIV risk
Drug use, travel and HIV risk
A study was conducted to examine the travel experiences of a community sample of 160 drug users and 44 non-users recruited as part of a study of HIV risk. Of the sample, 47% (96/204) reported intercity travel in the previous ten years. Results showed that men were more likely to travel than women, Anglos more than minorities, and young persons more than old. When travellers testing HIV-seropositive (n = 13) were compared with seronegative travell…
Attachment Without Fear
John Bowlby hypothesized an attachment system that interacts with caregiving, exploration, and fear systems in the brain, with a particular emphasis on fear. Neurobiological research confirms many of his hypotheses and also raises some new questions. A psychological model based on this neurobiological research is presented here. The model extends conventional attachment theory by describing additional attachment processes independent of fear. In …
Explaining Society: An Expanded Toolbox for Social Scientists
We propose for social scientists a theoretical toolbox containing a set of motivations that neurobiologists have recently validated. We show how these motivations can be used to create a theory of society recognizably similar to existing stable societies (sustainable, self-reproducing, and largely peaceful). Using this toolbox, we describe society in terms of three institutions: economy (a source of sustainability), government (peace), and the fa…
Next Steps in Attachment Theory
Thanks to the phenomenal success of attachment theory, great progress has been made in understanding child and adult relationships. The success of attachment theory opens the way to new research directions that can extend its successes even further. In particular, more work on the fundamental nature of attachment that respects recent biological research is important, as is concentrated effort on the related caregiving system
Social Norms: Do We Love Norms Too Much
Social norms are often cited as the cause of many social phenomena, especially as an explanation for prosocial family and relationship behaviors. And yet maybe we love the idea of social norms too much, as suggested by our failure to subject them to rigorous test. Compared to the detail in social norms theoretical orientations, there is very little detail in tests of normative theories. To provide guidance to researchers who invoke social norms a…
Exploring Family Theories
Connection abstract theory: An exercise in abstract theorizing after Bowlby
This paper proposes connection abstract theory as a detailed abstract formulation of the volitional elements of John Bowlby's theory of child attachment and its expansion to include adult relationships. Connection abstract theory is a formal statement of causal connections within and between attachment and caregiving systems. It is so‐called to give an unambiguous name to the attachment–caregiving relationship. The analysis addresses some limitat…
Cooking and Commensality after Covid
The focus of this essay is the COVID and post-COVID food media output of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. Through a close reading of his cookbook Together: Memorable Meals Made Easy and its accompanying TV series Jamie Oliver: Together, the essay explores how forms of commensality are mobilized in these food media texts to establish a post-COVID “new normal,” with an emphasis on sharing food as a way of making and banking memories for a still uncerta…
Types, dimensions, and limitations
Constantine's (2025) theoretical framework has been shown to provide a useful set of orienting ideas, and the set of papers cited show where other authors have employed it. Therapists have clearly gained useful insights from these orienting ideas to help them perceive and analyze family processes. Constantine has done an exemplary job of recognizing important empirical patterns. It is clear that when trying to theorize, he can derive some of the …
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