Sally O Ridgeway

Biographic Data

ID369670
NAMESally O Ridgeway
GIVEN NAMESSally
FAMILY NAMEO Ridgeway
SIGNATURERIDGEWAY S O
AFFILIATIONSWashington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
ORCID0000-0001-6623-6516
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1984
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Teaching with Inclusivity: Examining Flexible Pedagogical Techniques That Amplify Accessibility While Retaining Engagement

    Open AccessThomas Rotolo, Sally O Ridgeway et al.ARTICLETeaching Sociology2026References: 9

    Courses with enrollment of over 100 students pose particular accessibility and engagement challenges, especially for students struggling with health issues or work, family, and/or extracurricular obligations. When classes returned to campus after the pandemic, we adopted flexible pedagogical techniques in a Sociology of Sport class to alleviate some of these challenges. We retained online assignments, removed attendance requirements, and institut…

  • Palaces for some people? Inequity in library access and services across the United States

    Sadie Ridgeway, Sally O Ridgeway et al.ARTICLESociological Spectrum2025Cited by: 1References: 38

    It is broadly recognized that libraries are a vital social infrastructure, however, disparities in access persist. Using 2021 data from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the American Community Survey, we use quantitative methods to investigate place differences in public library access and services across the United States. Results show, for example, a positive association between the percentage of white residents and the odds of h…

  • Becoming Independent and Responsible Adults: Does Parental Financial Help Interfere

    Open AccessM K Johnson, Sally O RidgewayARTICLEJournal of Family Issues2024References: 30

    The extension of parental financial support into young adulthood has fueled concerns in the U.S. about young people's development of independence and responsibility-financial and otherwise. This study draws on data from the Transition to Adulthood Supplement to the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to examine young people's self-assessments of these qualities as well as their financial concerns. The findings indicate that receiving financial support…

  • Gender and Family Financial Support in the Transition to Adulthood 1

    Open AccessM K Johnson, Sally O RidgewayARTICLESociological Forum2023Cited by: 2References: 8

    This study examines gender differences in the financial support young adults receive from their families and in the associations between adult role occupancy and financial assistance. Drawing on data from the Transition to Adulthood Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics between 2005 and 2015, this study analyzes patterns of receiving any family financial support among 17–27 year olds and explores the types of expenses for which young a…

  • A comprehensive examination of discrimination and the impact on health in young adults

    Open AccessSally O Ridgeway, Justin T DenneyARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2023Cited by: 2References: 37

  • Body Size and Well-being in Adolescents: The Roles of Bullying Victimization and Body Image

    Open AccessSally O RidgewayARTICLESociological Perspectives2023References: 41

    This research investigates the association between body size and key indicators of well-being for adolescents (i.e., self-rated health, mental health, and life satisfaction), and simultaneously tests two social mechanisms that may explain these relationships: stigma enacted as bullying victimization and body image, representing the 'outside' and 'inside' views of the body, respectively. This study tested these relationships using the United State…

  • Performers and Performances: The Social Organization of Artistic Work

    Sally O Ridgeway, Jack Kamerman et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1984