Joseph A Turner
Biographic Data
| ID | 3977086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph A Turner |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph A |
| FAMILY NAME | Turner |
| SIGNATURE | TURNER J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8082-7283 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1929 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Self-reported altruistic and reciprocal behaviors among homosexually and heterosexually experienced adults
Prior studies find that gay men and lesbians volunteer in HIV/AIDS service organizations at high rates. However, no population-based study has investigated the mechanisms involved. Using data from the General Social Survey, a nationally representative biennial survey that in 2002 and 2004 interviewed 2031 sexually experienced adults, the authors examine levels of empathic concern, altruistic values, and the past year occurrence of altruistic and …
A Comparative Study of Relational Interconnectedness, Merger, and Ego Development in Lesbian, Gay Male, and Heterosexual Couples
One hundred ninety participants, including 34 lesbian couples, 31 gay male couples, and 30 heterosexual couples, were administered a series of questionnaires which assessed each partner's perceptions of relational interconnectedness and merger. The Washington University Sentence Completion Test of Ego Development (SCT: Loevinger& Wessler, 1970) was also administered to assess participants' level of ego development. We predicted that lesbian coupl…
Sexual Identities and Complementarity in Lesbian and Gay Male Relationships
This exploratory survey assessed Burch's (1993) hypothesis that sexual identities form the basis for romantic attraction in lesbian and gay male partnerships. Thirty-two lesbian and 30 gay male couples identified themselves as either a primary homosexual, bisexual homosexual, or other. Significant differences were found between lesbians and gay males on their self-identifications as primary or bisexual homosexuals. More gay male than lesbian coup…
Democratizing Science
Something very simple is at work at the source of scientific and technical thinking, very simple yet very profound, something felt as much as expressed-the mechanistic view of nature and of humankind as a part of nature. To understand a phenomenon, in this perspective, is to be able to imagine a mechanism whose action produces the phenomenon, or to be able, in some cases, even to construct the mechanism and have it produce that phenomenon (or its…
Roanoke Female Seminary, Valley Union Seminary, Hollins Institute, and Hollins College
Democratizing Science
Something very simple is at work at the source of scientific and technical thinking, very simple yet very profound, something felt as much as expressed-the mechanistic view of nature and of humankind as a part of nature. To understand a phenomenon, in this perspective, is to be able to imagine a mechanism whose action produces the phenomenon, or to be able, in some cases, even to construct the mechanism and have it produce that phenomenon (or its…
Roanoke Female Seminary, Valley Union Seminary, Hollins Institute, and Hollins College
Democratizing Science
Something very simple is at work at the source of scientific and technical thinking, very simple yet very profound, something felt as much as expressed-the mechanistic view of nature and of humankind as a part of nature. To understand a phenomenon, in this perspective, is to be able to imagine a mechanism whose action produces the phenomenon, or to be able, in some cases, even to construct the mechanism and have it produce that phenomenon (or its…
Sexual Identities and Complementarity in Lesbian and Gay Male Relationships
This exploratory survey assessed Burch's (1993) hypothesis that sexual identities form the basis for romantic attraction in lesbian and gay male partnerships. Thirty-two lesbian and 30 gay male couples identified themselves as either a primary homosexual, bisexual homosexual, or other. Significant differences were found between lesbians and gay males on their self-identifications as primary or bisexual homosexuals. More gay male than lesbian coup…
A Comparative Study of Relational Interconnectedness, Merger, and Ego Development in Lesbian, Gay Male, and Heterosexual Couples
One hundred ninety participants, including 34 lesbian couples, 31 gay male couples, and 30 heterosexual couples, were administered a series of questionnaires which assessed each partner's perceptions of relational interconnectedness and merger. The Washington University Sentence Completion Test of Ego Development (SCT: Loevinger& Wessler, 1970) was also administered to assess participants' level of ego development. We predicted that lesbian coupl…
Self-reported altruistic and reciprocal behaviors among homosexually and heterosexually experienced adults
Prior studies find that gay men and lesbians volunteer in HIV/AIDS service organizations at high rates. However, no population-based study has investigated the mechanisms involved. Using data from the General Social Survey, a nationally representative biennial survey that in 2002 and 2004 interviewed 2031 sexually experienced adults, the authors examine levels of empathic concern, altruistic values, and the past year occurrence of altruistic and …
Psychology (4 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Homosexuality (2 works) · Lesbian (2 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 work)