Junhow Wei
Biographic Data
| ID | 3875949 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Junhow Wei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Junhow |
| FAMILY NAME | Wei |
| SIGNATURE | WEI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Pennsylvania |
| ORCID | 0009-0008-6751-9102 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 24 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Cultivating Familiarity
Drawing on interview and observational data of college students and academic advisers at one research-intensive, public university, this article describes similarities and differences in how students from different social class backgrounds engage with academic advisers. Both middle-class and working-class students were comfortable seeking help to resolve immediate questions and concerns. Advisers’ efforts at establishing rapport and reaching out …
Is Meeting Enough? Differences in Frequency and Consequences of Academic Advising Appointments Between Marginalized and Mainstream College Students
Scholars often suggest that marginalized students are less likely to connect with authority figures in college and thus do not reap the benefits those figures offer to mainstream students. To test this assumption, we draw on a data set containing records of every recorded advising appointment over 4 years for students at a large U.S. university system. We find that first-generation students are less likely to meet with academic advisers than cont…
I'm the Next American Idol
Drawing on fieldwork at American Idol auditions, I describe how contestants come to accept their fate after being cut from the competition. I revisit Goffman's metaphor of 'cooling the mark out,' especially the cooling out strategy of offering people another chance to qualify for roles at which they failed. Contestants' desires to audition and audition again after failure are driven by meritocratic ideals. They develop accounts in line with these…
Mass media and the localization of emotional display
Dealing with reality
Dealing with reality
I'm the Next American Idol
Drawing on fieldwork at American Idol auditions, I describe how contestants come to accept their fate after being cut from the competition. I revisit Goffman's metaphor of 'cooling the mark out,' especially the cooling out strategy of offering people another chance to qualify for roles at which they failed. Contestants' desires to audition and audition again after failure are driven by meritocratic ideals. They develop accounts in line with these…
Mass media and the localization of emotional display
Is Meeting Enough? Differences in Frequency and Consequences of Academic Advising Appointments Between Marginalized and Mainstream College Students
Scholars often suggest that marginalized students are less likely to connect with authority figures in college and thus do not reap the benefits those figures offer to mainstream students. To test this assumption, we draw on a data set containing records of every recorded advising appointment over 4 years for students at a large U.S. university system. We find that first-generation students are less likely to meet with academic advisers than cont…
Dealing with reality
Mass media and the localization of emotional display
I'm the Next American Idol
Drawing on fieldwork at American Idol auditions, I describe how contestants come to accept their fate after being cut from the competition. I revisit Goffman's metaphor of 'cooling the mark out,' especially the cooling out strategy of offering people another chance to qualify for roles at which they failed. Contestants' desires to audition and audition again after failure are driven by meritocratic ideals. They develop accounts in line with these…
Is Meeting Enough? Differences in Frequency and Consequences of Academic Advising Appointments Between Marginalized and Mainstream College Students
Scholars often suggest that marginalized students are less likely to connect with authority figures in college and thus do not reap the benefits those figures offer to mainstream students. To test this assumption, we draw on a data set containing records of every recorded advising appointment over 4 years for students at a large U.S. university system. We find that first-generation students are less likely to meet with academic advisers than cont…
Cultivating Familiarity
Drawing on interview and observational data of college students and academic advisers at one research-intensive, public university, this article describes similarities and differences in how students from different social class backgrounds engage with academic advisers. Both middle-class and working-class students were comfortable seeking help to resolve immediate questions and concerns. Advisers’ efforts at establishing rapport and reaching out …
Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Academic advising (2 works) · Aesthetics (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works)