Alex I Thompson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3793741 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alex I Thompson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alex I |
| FAMILY NAME | Thompson |
| SIGNATURE | THOMPSON A I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Colorado Boulder |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wrangling Tips
Service economies are largely predicated on the expectation that the power in service exchanges lies with the consumer. Customers control the interaction through overt demands and gratuities. However, as I demonstrate, the social power and institutional backing of service providers can undermine this notion. Based on participant observation of calzone delivery drivers, I explore interpersonal manipulation in fast-food delivery. The article focuse…
Orienting to Disability After Goffman
Sometimes, I think I might say too much
This study examines the dramaturgical embodiment of chronically ill bodies managing 'fecal matters' (Weinberg and Williams 2005) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) support groups. Data were derived from my reflections as a person with IBD, a year of participant observation, and semi-structured interviews with support group members. I first uncover the boundaries of the private body (Cahill 2006). Secondly, I focus on the entrenchment of IBD with…
Sometimes, I think I might say too much
This study examines the dramaturgical embodiment of chronically ill bodies managing 'fecal matters' (Weinberg and Williams 2005) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) support groups. Data were derived from my reflections as a person with IBD, a year of participant observation, and semi-structured interviews with support group members. I first uncover the boundaries of the private body (Cahill 2006). Secondly, I focus on the entrenchment of IBD with…
Wrangling Tips
Service economies are largely predicated on the expectation that the power in service exchanges lies with the consumer. Customers control the interaction through overt demands and gratuities. However, as I demonstrate, the social power and institutional backing of service providers can undermine this notion. Based on participant observation of calzone delivery drivers, I explore interpersonal manipulation in fast-food delivery. The article focuse…
Sometimes, I think I might say too much
This study examines the dramaturgical embodiment of chronically ill bodies managing 'fecal matters' (Weinberg and Williams 2005) in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) support groups. Data were derived from my reflections as a person with IBD, a year of participant observation, and semi-structured interviews with support group members. I first uncover the boundaries of the private body (Cahill 2006). Secondly, I focus on the entrenchment of IBD with…
Orienting to Disability After Goffman
Wrangling Tips
Service economies are largely predicated on the expectation that the power in service exchanges lies with the consumer. Customers control the interaction through overt demands and gratuities. However, as I demonstrate, the social power and institutional backing of service providers can undermine this notion. Based on participant observation of calzone delivery drivers, I explore interpersonal manipulation in fast-food delivery. The article focuse…
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Biology (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Citation (1 works) · Computer Science (1 works) · Disease (1 works) · Ecology (1 works) · Embodied cognition (1 works)