Kay B Forest
Biographic Data
| ID | 353689 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kay B Forest |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kay B |
| FAMILY NAME | Forest |
| SIGNATURE | FOREST K B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Northern Illinois University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Officer Friendly and the Tough Cop
Despite attempts to expand social diversity, policing is still dominated by a white, masculine, heterosexual ethos. As a consequence, employment of lesbians and gay men as police officers may be especially threatening to members of this occupation. Within the context of potential hostility and homophobia, nontraditional officers must negotiate their contradictory presence on the police force. This paper investigates that negotiation. Using the Be…
Diversity in Blue
Policing is an occupation that is gendered and sexualized. Ideals of heterosexual masculinity inform practices and social interactions within policing. This study explores how police officers manage a homosexual orientation within this organizational environment. Using qualitative survey responses from a sample of 'out' and 'closeted' gay and lesbian police officers in a Midwestern city, the authors examine (1) how heterosexual, masculine police …
Gender and the Pathways to Subjective Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in the pathways to life satisfaction and happiness. The analysis focused on the effects of undesirable events and the intervening influences of subjective assessments and social statuses. Using GSS(NORC) date from 1987–1990 (women=915 and men=700) findings suggest that men and women are more similar than different in their responses to undesirable life events. Modifying influences, howev…
The Effects of Childhood Family Stress on Women's Depressive Symptoms
This study uses a life course approach to observe the interaction between stressful childhood events and recent undesirable events to predict depressive symptoms in women. Data are from a community sample ( N = 205) of adult daughters from the Cornell Women's Roles Project, aged 26-58 years. Results indicate that women who experienced mild stressors during childhood are less likely to have depressive responses to undesirable events than are those…
Shaping World Views
Cohort Differences in the Transition to Motherhood
Although research has found that educational attainment is a major predictor of age at first childbirth, this association may not be consistent across cohorts. In this article, we examine the adult transitions of four cohorts of married white women (N = 306), born between 1907 and 1933, including in our life course model not only education but also employment before marriage. As hypothesized, employment before marriage is the best predictor of th…
Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being
Phyllis Moen, Kay B. Forest, Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being: The Swedish Experience, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 2, Special Issue: Social Structure and the Individual (Jun., 1990), pp. 117-131
Wynne, Lymaned., the State of the Art in Family Therapy Research
WYNNE, Lymaned., THE STATE OF THE ART IN FAMILY THERAPY RESEARCH: Controversies and Recomendations." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 21(1), pp. 136–137
Officer Friendly and the Tough Cop
Despite attempts to expand social diversity, policing is still dominated by a white, masculine, heterosexual ethos. As a consequence, employment of lesbians and gay men as police officers may be especially threatening to members of this occupation. Within the context of potential hostility and homophobia, nontraditional officers must negotiate their contradictory presence on the police force. This paper investigates that negotiation. Using the Be…
Diversity in Blue
Policing is an occupation that is gendered and sexualized. Ideals of heterosexual masculinity inform practices and social interactions within policing. This study explores how police officers manage a homosexual orientation within this organizational environment. Using qualitative survey responses from a sample of 'out' and 'closeted' gay and lesbian police officers in a Midwestern city, the authors examine (1) how heterosexual, masculine police …
Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being
Phyllis Moen, Kay B. Forest, Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being: The Swedish Experience, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 2, Special Issue: Social Structure and the Individual (Jun., 1990), pp. 117-131
The Effects of Childhood Family Stress on Women's Depressive Symptoms
This study uses a life course approach to observe the interaction between stressful childhood events and recent undesirable events to predict depressive symptoms in women. Data are from a community sample ( N = 205) of adult daughters from the Cornell Women's Roles Project, aged 26-58 years. Results indicate that women who experienced mild stressors during childhood are less likely to have depressive responses to undesirable events than are those…
Cohort Differences in the Transition to Motherhood
Although research has found that educational attainment is a major predictor of age at first childbirth, this association may not be consistent across cohorts. In this article, we examine the adult transitions of four cohorts of married white women (N = 306), born between 1907 and 1933, including in our life course model not only education but also employment before marriage. As hypothesized, employment before marriage is the best predictor of th…
Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being
Phyllis Moen, Kay B. Forest, Working Parents, Workplace Supports, and Well-Being: The Swedish Experience, Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol. 53, No. 2, Special Issue: Social Structure and the Individual (Jun., 1990), pp. 117-131
Wynne, Lymaned., the State of the Art in Family Therapy Research
WYNNE, Lymaned., THE STATE OF THE ART IN FAMILY THERAPY RESEARCH: Controversies and Recomendations." Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 21(1), pp. 136–137
Shaping World Views
Cohort Differences in the Transition to Motherhood
Although research has found that educational attainment is a major predictor of age at first childbirth, this association may not be consistent across cohorts. In this article, we examine the adult transitions of four cohorts of married white women (N = 306), born between 1907 and 1933, including in our life course model not only education but also employment before marriage. As hypothesized, employment before marriage is the best predictor of th…
Gender and the Pathways to Subjective Well-Being
The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences in the pathways to life satisfaction and happiness. The analysis focused on the effects of undesirable events and the intervening influences of subjective assessments and social statuses. Using GSS(NORC) date from 1987–1990 (women=915 and men=700) findings suggest that men and women are more similar than different in their responses to undesirable life events. Modifying influences, howev…
The Effects of Childhood Family Stress on Women's Depressive Symptoms
This study uses a life course approach to observe the interaction between stressful childhood events and recent undesirable events to predict depressive symptoms in women. Data are from a community sample ( N = 205) of adult daughters from the Cornell Women's Roles Project, aged 26-58 years. Results indicate that women who experienced mild stressors during childhood are less likely to have depressive responses to undesirable events than are those…
Diversity in Blue
Policing is an occupation that is gendered and sexualized. Ideals of heterosexual masculinity inform practices and social interactions within policing. This study explores how police officers manage a homosexual orientation within this organizational environment. Using qualitative survey responses from a sample of 'out' and 'closeted' gay and lesbian police officers in a Midwestern city, the authors examine (1) how heterosexual, masculine police …
Officer Friendly and the Tough Cop
Despite attempts to expand social diversity, policing is still dominated by a white, masculine, heterosexual ethos. As a consequence, employment of lesbians and gay men as police officers may be especially threatening to members of this occupation. Within the context of potential hostility and homophobia, nontraditional officers must negotiate their contradictory presence on the police force. This paper investigates that negotiation. Using the Be…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Gender Diversity and Inequality (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Homosexuality (2 works) · Lesbian (2 works)