David G Wagner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3633428 |
|---|---|
| NAME | David G Wagner |
| GIVEN NAMES | David G |
| FAMILY NAME | Wagner |
| SIGNATURE | WAGNER D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University at Albany, State University of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 259 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Theoretical Research Programs
A theoretical research program has three components: a set of interrelated theories, a set of substantive and methodological working strategies used to generate and evaluate these theories, and a set of models for empirical investigation and analysis based on these theories. Theoretical research programs are important to our understanding of how sociological knowledge grows. Programs are distinct from the broad, overarching metatheoretical strate…
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a theoretical research program concerned with processes by which social actors draw status and other information from their environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. It encompasses areas as diverse as status organization, justice, and rewards, legitimation, the construction of status differences, and the role of significant others in self‐evaluation…
Theoretical Research Programs
A theoretical research program has three components: a set of interrelated theories, a set of substantive and methodological working strategies used to generate and evaluate these theories, and a set of models for empirical investigation and analysis based on these theories. Theoretical research programs provide accounts of social phenomena as diverse as affect control, status organization, network exchange, resource mobilization, revolution, and…
Symbolic Interactionism and Expectation States Theory: Similarities and Differences
Theories in the expectation states theoretical research program are often seen as based on the orienting strategy of symbolic interactionism. Certainly there are similarities. For example, both consider the actor's definition of the situation central to accounting for behavior. Both emphasize the situational specificity of behavior. While there are similarities, there are also several differences, including conflicts in assumptions about continui…
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a set of closely related theories concerned with various processes by which social interactants or actors draw information from their social and cultural environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. Together with research testing these theories and other research applying them to problems in everyday interaction (such as interracial interaction in scho…
The Limits of Theoretical Integration
On the Irrationality of Rejecting Falsified Theories
Social scientists have traditionally assumed that the only appropriate response to the falsification of a theory is to reject it. That we do not suggests that the behavior of social scientists is irrational (or at least nonrational). This assumption is a mistake based on an overly simplistic view of what a theory is and what is involved in a test of a theory. Theories are in fact very complex intellectual constructions, involving concepts, defini…
Chaos in Social Theory: Explaining Complex Events with Simple Ideas
Sociological theorists have expressed dissatisfaction with traditional models of explanation in recent years. Critics have attacked the dichotomy between macro and micro explanations, the use of linear statistical models, and the separation of structure from process. Sociological theory has not developed alternatives to traditional approaches that are widely accepted. We examine one solution to these problems and show how it applies to issues in …
Gender and Interpersonal Task Behaviors: Status Expectation Accounts
In this paper we argue for the utility of status characteristics theory (Berger et al. 1977) in accounting for research concerned with gender differences in interpersonal task situations. We state and defend a basic status argument that differences in stereotypical gender task behaviors are a direct function of status differences or of attempts to cope with status differences. We show support for this argument in several areas of research: the in…
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification.Timur Kuran
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
Part 1 Toward postmodernism - reconfiguring theory and politics: general social theory, irony, postmodernism, Charles Lemert postmodern social theory as narrative with a moral intent, Steven Seidman on the postmodern barricades - feminism, politics and theory, Linda Nicholson the strange life and hard times of the concept of general theory in sociology - a short history of hope, Stephen Turner. Part 2 Critics of postmodernism - in defense of scie…
The Decomposition of Sociology.Irving Louis Horowitz
Explanations, Accounts, and Illusions: A Critical Analysis
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Foundations of Social Behavior, Vol. 2
The apparent success of cognitive principles in accounting for several behaviors has led social psychologists to question the need for motivations and other hot dispositional constructs. In their place, they postulate nonmotivational cold cognitions. Behavioral variations between individuals are thus reduced to differences in information processing abilities, while biases and other apparently motivated behaviors are explained on the faulty comput…
A Measure for Measures: A Manifesto for Empirical Sociology.Ray Pawson
Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status
Programs, Theory, and Metatheory
The authors respond to two critiques of their article “Do Sociological Theories Grow?” (1985). This WP is a somewhat longer version of their published responses (1986)
The Growth of Sociological Theories
Introduction What is a Theory? Theoretical Context Theoretical Context and Theory Growth Theoretical Research Programs The Social Context of Theory Growth Toward A Theory of Theory Growth Conclusions
Can Gender Inequalities be Reduced
Research demonstrates that sex or gender remains a powerful basis of inequality in the expectations and behavior of men and women in mixed-sex task groups. Drawing upon the work of Epstein (1970) and the theoretical apparatus of status characteristics theory (see Berger et al., 1977), we explore one means by which these inequalities may be reduced--the disconfirmation of established gender-based expectations. The results of two experiments-one in…
Do Sociological Theories Grow
Although many observers assume that theoretical progress in sociology has been minimal, there in fact has been considerable growth. Most of the evidence, however, is hidden because sociologists generally (1) fail to differentiate kinds of theoretical activity, (2) focus almost exclusively on growth by means of increasing empirical support, and (3) ignore the variety of theoretical contexts within which growth can occur. Distinguishing among orien…
Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note
Journal Article Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note Get access David G. Wagner, David G. Wagner University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Joseph Berger Joseph Berger Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 61, Issue 2, December 1982, Pages 575–586, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/61.…
Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality
Do Sociological Theories Grow
Although many observers assume that theoretical progress in sociology has been minimal, there in fact has been considerable growth. Most of the evidence, however, is hidden because sociologists generally (1) fail to differentiate kinds of theoretical activity, (2) focus almost exclusively on growth by means of increasing empirical support, and (3) ignore the variety of theoretical contexts within which growth can occur. Distinguishing among orien…
Gender and Interpersonal Task Behaviors: Status Expectation Accounts
In this paper we argue for the utility of status characteristics theory (Berger et al. 1977) in accounting for research concerned with gender differences in interpersonal task situations. We state and defend a basic status argument that differences in stereotypical gender task behaviors are a direct function of status differences or of attempts to cope with status differences. We show support for this argument in several areas of research: the in…
Can Gender Inequalities be Reduced
Research demonstrates that sex or gender remains a powerful basis of inequality in the expectations and behavior of men and women in mixed-sex task groups. Drawing upon the work of Epstein (1970) and the theoretical apparatus of status characteristics theory (see Berger et al., 1977), we explore one means by which these inequalities may be reduced--the disconfirmation of established gender-based expectations. The results of two experiments-one in…
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
The Growth of Sociological Theories
Introduction What is a Theory? Theoretical Context Theoretical Context and Theory Growth Theoretical Research Programs The Social Context of Theory Growth Toward A Theory of Theory Growth Conclusions
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a theoretical research program concerned with processes by which social actors draw status and other information from their environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. It encompasses areas as diverse as status organization, justice, and rewards, legitimation, the construction of status differences, and the role of significant others in self‐evaluation…
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
Part 1 Toward postmodernism - reconfiguring theory and politics: general social theory, irony, postmodernism, Charles Lemert postmodern social theory as narrative with a moral intent, Steven Seidman on the postmodern barricades - feminism, politics and theory, Linda Nicholson the strange life and hard times of the concept of general theory in sociology - a short history of hope, Stephen Turner. Part 2 Critics of postmodernism - in defense of scie…
Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Foundations of Social Behavior, Vol. 2
The apparent success of cognitive principles in accounting for several behaviors has led social psychologists to question the need for motivations and other hot dispositional constructs. In their place, they postulate nonmotivational cold cognitions. Behavioral variations between individuals are thus reduced to differences in information processing abilities, while biases and other apparently motivated behaviors are explained on the faulty comput…
Symbolic Interactionism and Expectation States Theory: Similarities and Differences
Theories in the expectation states theoretical research program are often seen as based on the orienting strategy of symbolic interactionism. Certainly there are similarities. For example, both consider the actor's definition of the situation central to accounting for behavior. Both emphasize the situational specificity of behavior. While there are similarities, there are also several differences, including conflicts in assumptions about continui…
Programs, Theory, and Metatheory
The authors respond to two critiques of their article “Do Sociological Theories Grow?” (1985). This WP is a somewhat longer version of their published responses (1986)
The Limits of Theoretical Integration
On the Irrationality of Rejecting Falsified Theories
Social scientists have traditionally assumed that the only appropriate response to the falsification of a theory is to reject it. That we do not suggests that the behavior of social scientists is irrational (or at least nonrational). This assumption is a mistake based on an overly simplistic view of what a theory is and what is involved in a test of a theory. Theories are in fact very complex intellectual constructions, involving concepts, defini…
Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note
Journal Article Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note Get access David G. Wagner, David G. Wagner University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Joseph Berger Joseph Berger Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 61, Issue 2, December 1982, Pages 575–586, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/61.…
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a set of closely related theories concerned with various processes by which social interactants or actors draw information from their social and cultural environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. Together with research testing these theories and other research applying them to problems in everyday interaction (such as interracial interaction in scho…
Chaos in Social Theory: Explaining Complex Events with Simple Ideas
Sociological theorists have expressed dissatisfaction with traditional models of explanation in recent years. Critics have attacked the dichotomy between macro and micro explanations, the use of linear statistical models, and the separation of structure from process. Sociological theory has not developed alternatives to traditional approaches that are widely accepted. We examine one solution to these problems and show how it applies to issues in …
Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality
Ulysses and the Sirens: Studies in Rationality and Irrationality
Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note
Journal Article Paths of Relevance and the Induction of Status-Task Expectancies: A Research Note Get access David G. Wagner, David G. Wagner University of Iowa Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Joseph Berger Joseph Berger Stanford University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, Volume 61, Issue 2, December 1982, Pages 575–586, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/61.…
Do Sociological Theories Grow
Although many observers assume that theoretical progress in sociology has been minimal, there in fact has been considerable growth. Most of the evidence, however, is hidden because sociologists generally (1) fail to differentiate kinds of theoretical activity, (2) focus almost exclusively on growth by means of increasing empirical support, and (3) ignore the variety of theoretical contexts within which growth can occur. Distinguishing among orien…
Choosing the Right Pond: Human Behavior and the Quest for Status
Programs, Theory, and Metatheory
The authors respond to two critiques of their article “Do Sociological Theories Grow?” (1985). This WP is a somewhat longer version of their published responses (1986)
The Growth of Sociological Theories
Introduction What is a Theory? Theoretical Context Theoretical Context and Theory Growth Theoretical Research Programs The Social Context of Theory Growth Toward A Theory of Theory Growth Conclusions
Can Gender Inequalities be Reduced
Research demonstrates that sex or gender remains a powerful basis of inequality in the expectations and behavior of men and women in mixed-sex task groups. Drawing upon the work of Epstein (1970) and the theoretical apparatus of status characteristics theory (see Berger et al., 1977), we explore one means by which these inequalities may be reduced--the disconfirmation of established gender-based expectations. The results of two experiments-one in…
Handbook of Motivation and Cognition: Foundations of Social Behavior, Vol. 2
The apparent success of cognitive principles in accounting for several behaviors has led social psychologists to question the need for motivations and other hot dispositional constructs. In their place, they postulate nonmotivational cold cognitions. Behavioral variations between individuals are thus reduced to differences in information processing abilities, while biases and other apparently motivated behaviors are explained on the faulty comput…
A Measure for Measures: A Manifesto for Empirical Sociology.Ray Pawson
Explanations, Accounts, and Illusions: A Critical Analysis
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
Postmodernism and Social Theory: The Debate over General Theory
Part 1 Toward postmodernism - reconfiguring theory and politics: general social theory, irony, postmodernism, Charles Lemert postmodern social theory as narrative with a moral intent, Steven Seidman on the postmodern barricades - feminism, politics and theory, Linda Nicholson the strange life and hard times of the concept of general theory in sociology - a short history of hope, Stephen Turner. Part 2 Critics of postmodernism - in defense of scie…
The Decomposition of Sociology.Irving Louis Horowitz
Private Truths, Public Lies: The Social Consequences of Preference Falsification.Timur Kuran
Gender and Interpersonal Task Behaviors: Status Expectation Accounts
In this paper we argue for the utility of status characteristics theory (Berger et al. 1977) in accounting for research concerned with gender differences in interpersonal task situations. We state and defend a basic status argument that differences in stereotypical gender task behaviors are a direct function of status differences or of attempts to cope with status differences. We show support for this argument in several areas of research: the in…
Chaos in Social Theory: Explaining Complex Events with Simple Ideas
Sociological theorists have expressed dissatisfaction with traditional models of explanation in recent years. Critics have attacked the dichotomy between macro and micro explanations, the use of linear statistical models, and the separation of structure from process. Sociological theory has not developed alternatives to traditional approaches that are widely accepted. We examine one solution to these problems and show how it applies to issues in …
On the Irrationality of Rejecting Falsified Theories
Social scientists have traditionally assumed that the only appropriate response to the falsification of a theory is to reject it. That we do not suggests that the behavior of social scientists is irrational (or at least nonrational). This assumption is a mistake based on an overly simplistic view of what a theory is and what is involved in a test of a theory. Theories are in fact very complex intellectual constructions, involving concepts, defini…
Theoretical Research Programs
A theoretical research program has three components: a set of interrelated theories, a set of substantive and methodological working strategies used to generate and evaluate these theories, and a set of models for empirical investigation and analysis based on these theories. Theoretical research programs provide accounts of social phenomena as diverse as affect control, status organization, network exchange, resource mobilization, revolution, and…
Symbolic Interactionism and Expectation States Theory: Similarities and Differences
Theories in the expectation states theoretical research program are often seen as based on the orienting strategy of symbolic interactionism. Certainly there are similarities. For example, both consider the actor's definition of the situation central to accounting for behavior. Both emphasize the situational specificity of behavior. While there are similarities, there are also several differences, including conflicts in assumptions about continui…
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a set of closely related theories concerned with various processes by which social interactants or actors draw information from their social and cultural environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. Together with research testing these theories and other research applying them to problems in everyday interaction (such as interracial interaction in scho…
The Limits of Theoretical Integration
Theoretical Research Programs
A theoretical research program has three components: a set of interrelated theories, a set of substantive and methodological working strategies used to generate and evaluate these theories, and a set of models for empirical investigation and analysis based on these theories. Theoretical research programs are important to our understanding of how sociological knowledge grows. Programs are distinct from the broad, overarching metatheoretical strate…
Expectation States Theory
Expectation states theory is a theoretical research program concerned with processes by which social actors draw status and other information from their environment and organize that information into expectation states that determine their interaction with others. It encompasses areas as diverse as status organization, justice, and rewards, legitimation, the construction of status differences, and the role of significant others in self‐evaluation…
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