D E Benson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3697852 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D E Benson |
| GIVEN NAMES | D E |
| FAMILY NAME | Benson |
| SIGNATURE | BENSON D E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kent State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9817-1323 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Students' Evaluation of Teaching and Accountability: Implications from the Boyer and the ASA Reports
teaching has been a reality in academe since the turbulent 1960s (Abrami 1989). Linked by university administrations to the career rewards of tenure, promotion, and merit pay, such evaluations have been defined by many academics as a necessary evil. A few professors with strong teaching records applauded these evaluations as useful diagnostic tools for improving their teaching. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that most faculty members viewe…
Role Identity in a Devalued Occupation: The Case of Female Exotic Dancers
Until the present study identity theory has not been employed in the study of socially deprecated roles. In an effort to fill this lacuna, this paper examines the degree to which occupants of the role of “exotic dancer” regard their identification with the role as salient and authentic and the extent to which these constructs are associated with perceived and actual role behavior. Hypotheses addressing these theoretical questions are examined wit…
Gender, Marital Status and Social Support
While many studies have examined the separate effects of gender and marital status on patterns of perceived social support, none have examined the simultaneous effects of these two variables while controlling for other relevant variables in a large, random sample. This paper responds to this lacuna by investigating the relationships among these variables for six specific types of problems that may elicit social support from others. Using data dra…
Religious Orthodoxy in Northern Ireland: The Validation of Identities
Based on Identity Salience Theory (Stryker, 1980, 1987), and drawing from the work of Bruce (1986), Darby (1986), and Rose (1971), among others, we investigate the extent to which religious orthodoxy may be used as a basis for a “public” identity and a display of loyalty to a group, irrespective of major social differentiations. We test this condition using data from Northern Ireland. Using a random sample (N = 283) of adults, we find: (1) high l…
Why do people believe in a just world: Testing explanations
From the literature, three explanations for a belief that the world is a “just place” are presented: (V high religiosity, (2) being “naive” about the world, and (3) successful acquisition of societal rewards. Pertinent literature for each explanation is examined and the results are found to be both mixed and contradictory. Using a random sample of adults (N = 283) from Northern Ireland, all three explanations are tested with multiple indicators u…
Belief in a Just World, Job Loss, and Depression
This paper assesses the relationships among three variables: the degree to which individuals believe the world to be just; job loss; and depressive symptomatology. Using self-consistency and identity theory, we postulate that for those individuals who have recently lost a job, those who strongly believe that the world is just are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than those who have little belief that the world is just, and that such …
Belief in a Just World and Depression
This paper explores the relationship between a belief in a just world and depression. Building on the work of Pearlin, Lieberman, Menaghan, and Mullan (1981), we investigate the role that a belief in a just world might play in the relationship between chronic stressors and depression. Using a random sample of noninstitutionalized adult residents (N = 283) of Northern Ireland, we find that a belief in a just world and a sense of mastery are indepe…
The growth of the sociology graduate program at Kent State University
Role Identity in a Devalued Occupation: The Case of Female Exotic Dancers
Until the present study identity theory has not been employed in the study of socially deprecated roles. In an effort to fill this lacuna, this paper examines the degree to which occupants of the role of “exotic dancer” regard their identification with the role as salient and authentic and the extent to which these constructs are associated with perceived and actual role behavior. Hypotheses addressing these theoretical questions are examined wit…
Belief in a Just World and Depression
This paper explores the relationship between a belief in a just world and depression. Building on the work of Pearlin, Lieberman, Menaghan, and Mullan (1981), we investigate the role that a belief in a just world might play in the relationship between chronic stressors and depression. Using a random sample of noninstitutionalized adult residents (N = 283) of Northern Ireland, we find that a belief in a just world and a sense of mastery are indepe…
Belief in a Just World, Job Loss, and Depression
This paper assesses the relationships among three variables: the degree to which individuals believe the world to be just; job loss; and depressive symptomatology. Using self-consistency and identity theory, we postulate that for those individuals who have recently lost a job, those who strongly believe that the world is just are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than those who have little belief that the world is just, and that such …
Gender, Marital Status and Social Support
While many studies have examined the separate effects of gender and marital status on patterns of perceived social support, none have examined the simultaneous effects of these two variables while controlling for other relevant variables in a large, random sample. This paper responds to this lacuna by investigating the relationships among these variables for six specific types of problems that may elicit social support from others. Using data dra…
Why do people believe in a just world: Testing explanations
From the literature, three explanations for a belief that the world is a “just place” are presented: (V high religiosity, (2) being “naive” about the world, and (3) successful acquisition of societal rewards. Pertinent literature for each explanation is examined and the results are found to be both mixed and contradictory. Using a random sample of adults (N = 283) from Northern Ireland, all three explanations are tested with multiple indicators u…
The growth of the sociology graduate program at Kent State University
The growth of the sociology graduate program at Kent State University
Belief in a Just World, Job Loss, and Depression
This paper assesses the relationships among three variables: the degree to which individuals believe the world to be just; job loss; and depressive symptomatology. Using self-consistency and identity theory, we postulate that for those individuals who have recently lost a job, those who strongly believe that the world is just are more likely to experience depressive symptoms than those who have little belief that the world is just, and that such …
Belief in a Just World and Depression
This paper explores the relationship between a belief in a just world and depression. Building on the work of Pearlin, Lieberman, Menaghan, and Mullan (1981), we investigate the role that a belief in a just world might play in the relationship between chronic stressors and depression. Using a random sample of noninstitutionalized adult residents (N = 283) of Northern Ireland, we find that a belief in a just world and a sense of mastery are indepe…
Religious Orthodoxy in Northern Ireland: The Validation of Identities
Based on Identity Salience Theory (Stryker, 1980, 1987), and drawing from the work of Bruce (1986), Darby (1986), and Rose (1971), among others, we investigate the extent to which religious orthodoxy may be used as a basis for a “public” identity and a display of loyalty to a group, irrespective of major social differentiations. We test this condition using data from Northern Ireland. Using a random sample (N = 283) of adults, we find: (1) high l…
Why do people believe in a just world: Testing explanations
From the literature, three explanations for a belief that the world is a “just place” are presented: (V high religiosity, (2) being “naive” about the world, and (3) successful acquisition of societal rewards. Pertinent literature for each explanation is examined and the results are found to be both mixed and contradictory. Using a random sample of adults (N = 283) from Northern Ireland, all three explanations are tested with multiple indicators u…
Students' Evaluation of Teaching and Accountability: Implications from the Boyer and the ASA Reports
teaching has been a reality in academe since the turbulent 1960s (Abrami 1989). Linked by university administrations to the career rewards of tenure, promotion, and merit pay, such evaluations have been defined by many academics as a necessary evil. A few professors with strong teaching records applauded these evaluations as useful diagnostic tools for improving their teaching. Anecdotal evidence, however, suggests that most faculty members viewe…
Role Identity in a Devalued Occupation: The Case of Female Exotic Dancers
Until the present study identity theory has not been employed in the study of socially deprecated roles. In an effort to fill this lacuna, this paper examines the degree to which occupants of the role of “exotic dancer” regard their identification with the role as salient and authentic and the extent to which these constructs are associated with perceived and actual role behavior. Hypotheses addressing these theoretical questions are examined wit…
Gender, Marital Status and Social Support
While many studies have examined the separate effects of gender and marital status on patterns of perceived social support, none have examined the simultaneous effects of these two variables while controlling for other relevant variables in a large, random sample. This paper responds to this lacuna by investigating the relationships among these variables for six specific types of problems that may elicit social support from others. Using data dra…
Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Political science (4 works) · Just-world hypothesis (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Economics (2 works)