Ronald W Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 3986336 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ronald W Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ronald W |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH R W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3665-7966 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 52 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1961 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Profiles of Expectations regarding Aging after Relocation to Assisted Living
This study classified assisted living (AL) residents by expectations for future physical, cognitive, and socioemotional health in later life. The authors analyzed cross-sectional data from 202 AL residents. Study participants completed the 12-item expectations regarding aging survey. A K-means cluster analysis identified three subgroups: "lower expectations" (n = 55), "higher expectations" (n = 70), and "expecting adaptiveness" (n = 77). Subgroup…
Symbolic Interaction Theory and Architecture
Architectural sociology is receiving renewed attention but still remains a neglected area of investigation. As a major theoretical perspective within sociology, symbolic interaction helps us understand how the designed physical environment and the self are intertwined, with one potentially influencing and finding expression in the other; how architecture contains and communicates our shared symbols; and how we assign agency to some of our designe…
Designed Physical Environments as Related to Selves, Symbols, and Social Reality: A Proposal for a Humanistic Paradigm Shift for Architecture
In this paper we will begin by briefly describing the concept of self, proceed by discussing the symbolic significance of physical environment, then describe as well as propose a humanist paradigm which we believe should be employed in architectural theory and practice, and finally discuss how the shift to a humanistic paradigm might be accomplished
Alzheimer's Disease Victims: The 'Unbecoming' of Self and the Normalization of Competence
This study examines the importance of routinized practices for the self Alzheimer's disease victims are observed in their daily lives. The deterioration of self is discussed, followed by a discussion of routinized actions and normalization practices by caregivers that allow the patients to be seen as competent selves. Finally, the last remnants of the self in Alzhiemer's patients are discussed. The authors conclude that when the individual self u…
Vocabularies of Motives for Gambling Behavior
In an examination of the verbal explanations ordinary gamblers provide for their conduct, it was found that the motive of 'play, leisure, and recreation' was most often given to explain their behavior, with the related motive of 'relieving boredom and generating excitement' ranking a distant second. Significant variations in these responses were found according to sex and social class. Explanations of why other people gamble differed markedly fro…
Sociology: An Introduction
Colleagues in Organization: The Social Construction of Professional Work
Compositional Categories of Ancient Glass
From chemical analyses of ancient glasses found in Europe, Western Asia, and Africa from roughly the 15th century B.C. until the 12th century A.D., five main compositional categories have become apparent. With the possible exception of lead glasses which are only occasionally encountered in finds from this period, each of the main categories was prevalent over a wide geographic area for a period of at least several centuries. The categories are d…
Alzheimer's Disease Victims: The 'Unbecoming' of Self and the Normalization of Competence
This study examines the importance of routinized practices for the self Alzheimer's disease victims are observed in their daily lives. The deterioration of self is discussed, followed by a discussion of routinized actions and normalization practices by caregivers that allow the patients to be seen as competent selves. Finally, the last remnants of the self in Alzhiemer's patients are discussed. The authors conclude that when the individual self u…
Symbolic Interaction Theory and Architecture
Architectural sociology is receiving renewed attention but still remains a neglected area of investigation. As a major theoretical perspective within sociology, symbolic interaction helps us understand how the designed physical environment and the self are intertwined, with one potentially influencing and finding expression in the other; how architecture contains and communicates our shared symbols; and how we assign agency to some of our designe…
Vocabularies of Motives for Gambling Behavior
In an examination of the verbal explanations ordinary gamblers provide for their conduct, it was found that the motive of 'play, leisure, and recreation' was most often given to explain their behavior, with the related motive of 'relieving boredom and generating excitement' ranking a distant second. Significant variations in these responses were found according to sex and social class. Explanations of why other people gamble differed markedly fro…
Designed Physical Environments as Related to Selves, Symbols, and Social Reality: A Proposal for a Humanistic Paradigm Shift for Architecture
In this paper we will begin by briefly describing the concept of self, proceed by discussing the symbolic significance of physical environment, then describe as well as propose a humanist paradigm which we believe should be employed in architectural theory and practice, and finally discuss how the shift to a humanistic paradigm might be accomplished
Profiles of Expectations regarding Aging after Relocation to Assisted Living
This study classified assisted living (AL) residents by expectations for future physical, cognitive, and socioemotional health in later life. The authors analyzed cross-sectional data from 202 AL residents. Study participants completed the 12-item expectations regarding aging survey. A K-means cluster analysis identified three subgroups: "lower expectations" (n = 55), "higher expectations" (n = 70), and "expecting adaptiveness" (n = 77). Subgroup…
Compositional Categories of Ancient Glass
From chemical analyses of ancient glasses found in Europe, Western Asia, and Africa from roughly the 15th century B.C. until the 12th century A.D., five main compositional categories have become apparent. With the possible exception of lead glasses which are only occasionally encountered in finds from this period, each of the main categories was prevalent over a wide geographic area for a period of at least several centuries. The categories are d…
Colleagues in Organization: The Social Construction of Professional Work
Sociology: An Introduction
Vocabularies of Motives for Gambling Behavior
In an examination of the verbal explanations ordinary gamblers provide for their conduct, it was found that the motive of 'play, leisure, and recreation' was most often given to explain their behavior, with the related motive of 'relieving boredom and generating excitement' ranking a distant second. Significant variations in these responses were found according to sex and social class. Explanations of why other people gamble differed markedly fro…
Alzheimer's Disease Victims: The 'Unbecoming' of Self and the Normalization of Competence
This study examines the importance of routinized practices for the self Alzheimer's disease victims are observed in their daily lives. The deterioration of self is discussed, followed by a discussion of routinized actions and normalization practices by caregivers that allow the patients to be seen as competent selves. Finally, the last remnants of the self in Alzhiemer's patients are discussed. The authors conclude that when the individual self u…
Designed Physical Environments as Related to Selves, Symbols, and Social Reality: A Proposal for a Humanistic Paradigm Shift for Architecture
In this paper we will begin by briefly describing the concept of self, proceed by discussing the symbolic significance of physical environment, then describe as well as propose a humanist paradigm which we believe should be employed in architectural theory and practice, and finally discuss how the shift to a humanistic paradigm might be accomplished
Symbolic Interaction Theory and Architecture
Architectural sociology is receiving renewed attention but still remains a neglected area of investigation. As a major theoretical perspective within sociology, symbolic interaction helps us understand how the designed physical environment and the self are intertwined, with one potentially influencing and finding expression in the other; how architecture contains and communicates our shared symbols; and how we assign agency to some of our designe…
Profiles of Expectations regarding Aging after Relocation to Assisted Living
This study classified assisted living (AL) residents by expectations for future physical, cognitive, and socioemotional health in later life. The authors analyzed cross-sectional data from 202 AL residents. Study participants completed the 12-item expectations regarding aging survey. A K-means cluster analysis identified three subgroups: "lower expectations" (n = 55), "higher expectations" (n = 70), and "expecting adaptiveness" (n = 77). Subgroup…
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