Ted Goertzel

Biographic Data

ID3774577
NAMETed Goertzel
GIVEN NAMESTed
FAMILY NAMEGoertzel
SIGNATUREGOERTZEL T
AFFILIATIONSRutgers, the State University of New Jersey
ORCID0000-0002-6704-1419
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS40
TOTAL CITATIONS314
AUTHOR COUNT40
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1970
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • Three Sociologists as National Leaders: Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Jože Pučnik and Bernardo Arévalo

    Open AccessTed GoertzelARTICLEThe American Sociologist2024References: 1

    Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil and Bernardo Arévalo of Guatemala are PhD sociologists who served as presidents of their countries. Jože Pučnik of Slovenia, also a PhD sociologist, was a leading but defeated candidate in his country’s first post-communist presidential election. This paper explores the relationship between their sociological work and their political careers. Cardoso’s work was interdisciplinary and focused on historical conjun…

  • Presidential Leadership in the Americas since Independence

    Guy Burton, Ted GoertzelBOOKPresidential Leadership in the…2016

  • Capital Punishment and Homicide Rates: Sociological Realities and Econometric Distortions

    Open AccessTed Goertzel, Benjamin GoertzelARTICLECritical Sociology2008Cited by: 1References: 22

    Sociological methods have consistently succeeded while econometric methods have failed in research on capital punishment and homicide. But econometricians aggressively promote their findings in public policy venues, while sociologists are less assertive. This is due to cultural differences between the disciplines, and to a philosophy of science that values falsification of hypotheses over progress in answering research questions. This problem has…

  • Anthropological and Sociological Perspectives on the Study of Children

    Priscilla Alderson, Lester S Adelman et al.CHAPTERResearching Children's Experience2005

  • Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Reinventing Democracy in Brazil

    Kenneth Maxwell, Ted G Goertzel et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs1999Cited by: 6

    This work looks at the life of Fernando Henrique Cardoso and his involvement with the development of democracy in Brazil. It traces his life and intellectual development, describing his childhood in a supportive political family, through to his term as president

  • Gambling on jobs and welfare in Atlantic city

    Open AccessTed G Goertzel, Ted Goertzel et al.ARTICLESociety1997

  • Public Opinion in U.S. Foreign Policy: The Controversy over Contra Aid

    Ted G Goertzel, Ted Goertzel et al.ARTICLEPolitical Psychology1996

  • Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling

    Daniel J Kevles, Thomas Hager et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1996Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Force of Nature: The Life of Linus Pauling. By Thomas Hager. (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1995 and Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics. By Ted Goertzel and Ben Goertzel. New York: Basic Books, 1995 Get access Daniel J. Kevies Daniel J. Kevies California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 83, Issue 3, De…

  • Turncoats and True Believers: The Dynamics of Political Belief and Disillusionment

    Carol Mueller, Ted GoertzelARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1994

  • Response to Molly Andrews

    Ted GoertzelARTICLEPolitical Psychology1994

    Molly Andrews is of course correct that some Gulf war protestors carried American flags and that there was deliberate avoidance of anti-American rhetoric in demonstrations. In my essay, I observed that the movement generally avoided using anti-American symbols, and that a clear distinction was drawn between opposition to war and lack of support for soldiers fighting war. I saw this as an encouraging sign of awareness of self-defeating nature of m…

  • Belief in Conspiracy Theories

    Ted GoertzelARTICLEPolitical Psychology1994Cited by: 264References: 3

    A survey of 348 residents of southwestern New Jersey showed that most believed that several of a list of 10 conspiracy theories were at least probably true. People who believed in one conspiracy were more likely to also believe in others. Belief in conspiracies was correlated with anomia, lack of interpersonal trust, and insecurity about employment. Black and hispanic respondents were more likely to believe in conspiracy theories than were white …

  • The Gulf War as a Mental Disorder? A Statistical Test of DeMause's Hypothesis

    Ted GoertzelARTICLEPolitical Psychology1993Cited by: 1References: 8

    A content analysis of imagery in editorial cartoons published from 1989 to 1991 suggests that the primary emotional function of these cartoons is the ritual humiliation of leaders through shame and ridicule. Indulgence and fear are also frequent themes of the cartoons, as are dangerous men, enemies, and death. Sexuality, birth, and children appear infrequently. Contrary to DeMause's hypothesis, there is no unusual change in the imagery during the…

  • Some Observations on Psychological Processes among Organized American Opponents to the Gulf War

    Ted G Goertzel, Ted GoertzelARTICLEPolitical Psychology1993Cited by: 1References: 1

    The observations in this essay are based on informal discussions with activists, attendance at antiwar meetings and rallies, and monitoring of the antiwar and mass media. This database is admittedly limited and unsystematic and focuses on some of the most visible and articulate of the antiwar activists. The

  • Response: Ralph White and Saddam Hussein: Empathy or Projective Identification?

    Ted GoertzelARTICLEPolitical Psychology1991

  • Health Locus of Control, Self-Concept, and Anxiety in Pediatric Cancer Patients

    LILLIAN GOERTZEL, Ted GoertzelARTICLEPsychological Reports1991

    In a study of 38 pediatric cancer patients, standardized measures of health locus of control achieved only modest to unsatisfactory reliability. Correlations between health locus of control and measures of self-concept and anxiety were low. Some of the items from the scales, however, were significantly related to the patients' feelings of well-being, positive self-concept, and reduced levels of anxiety. An examination of these item correlations a…

  • The Causes of World War III: Thirty years later

    Open AccessTed G Goertzel, Ted GoertzelARTICLESociological Forum1989Cited by: 1

  • Explaining Star Wars

    Open AccessTed GoertzelARTICLECritical Sociology1989References: 16

    The Star Wars proposal resulted from the conjuncture of several factors: an organizational and technological base in the weapons laboratories and aerospace industry, effective advocacy by powerful individuals and organizations, and the need of the Reagan administration for a public relations response to the nuclear freeze. The bureaucratic politics, decision process, and social movements paradigms are most useful for explaining the initiation of …

  • The ethics of terrorism and revolution

    Ted GoertzelARTICLETerrorism1988References: 4

    Does the fact that one side's “terrorist” is usually another's “freedom fighter” mean that there is no possibility of agreeing on ethical norms applicable to armed conflicts between governments and their opponents? There are no easy answers. We cannot simply condemn all violence against established governments; surely, the Jews of the Warsaw ghetto were right to defend themselves. Nor can we accept the cynical view that ethical judgments are irre…

  • Albert Szymanski: A Personal and Political Memoir

    Open AccessTed GoertzelARTICLECritical Sociology1988Cited by: 1

  • Understanding Big Government: The Program Approach

    Ted Goertzel, Ted George Goertzel et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1987

  • Radical Sociology and Redemocratization in South America

    Open AccessTed Goertzel, Ted George GoertzelARTICLEHumanity & Society1986References: 4

  • Genius, Creativity and Leadership: Historiometric Inquiries

    Ted G Goertzel, Ted Goertzel et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1984

  • Dialogue (Exchange between Authors and Readers) Comment on Szymanski, H&S , November 1981

    Open AccessTed G Goertzel, Ted GoertzelARTICLEHumanity & Society1982

  • The Myth of the Normal Curve a Theoretical Critique and Examination of its Role in Teaching and Research

    Open AccessJoseph Fashing, Ted GoertzelARTICLEHumanity & Society1981Cited by: 1References: 8

  • Class Conflict and the Industrial Relations Crisis

    Ted G Goertzel, Ted Goertzel et al.ARTICLEContemporary Sociology A Journal…1980