Steven L Arxer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4214871 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Steven L Arxer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Steven L |
| FAMILY NAME | Arxer |
| SIGNATURE | ARXER S L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of North Texas at Dallas |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2444-7352 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Differentiated trust
Community-engaged research (CEnR) depends on mutual credibility between researchers and communities, yet the trust environment in which these collaborations operate has shifted as public confidence becomes more conditional and politically structured. Drawing on scholarship in the sociology of trust, epistemic injustice, and related fields, this paper applies the concept of differentiated trust to community-engaged research. Differentiated trust d…
Post-incarcerated veterans' perspectives on health and care during reentry
Veterans returning from incarceration face housing insecurity, employment barriers, stigma, and complex health needs. How veterans interpret these challenges and what sustains continued health engagement under these conditions has received less attention. This interest-holder engaged qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with 54 post-incarcerated veterans to examine how veterans navigate encounters with institutions, peers, and themselve…
Veterans’ lived experiences with transitioning from prison
Veterans transitioning from prison are at risk for numerous negative psychosocial outcomes, such as death from drug overdose and suicide, homelessness, unemployment, and reincarceration. There is an identified gap in understanding the lived experiences of these veterans, including their goals and the barriers and facilitators of reaching these goals. Fifty-four veterans recently released from prison (within three years for men and within five yea…
Theorizing Post-Incarceration Transition Crisis and Readiness Through Veteran Identity Work
Interest in adjustment issues Veterans face following incarceration has grown rapidly in response to the prevalence of stress-related disorders as well as the physical, social, and occupational challenges when reintegrating into communities. While reintegration may be a positive event that includes the reunification of family, friends, and a return to civilian life, transition can also involve a wide range of difficulties and crises impacting rea…
New Directions in Community-Based Health Promotion
Contemporary community-based health promotion is within a complex and transforming social landscape. Traditional place-based understandings of “community” now contend with fluid, transnational, and virtual social networks, shifting definitions of belonging, and developing political, economic, and technological conditions. Community-engaged research (CEnR)—including community-based participatory research (CBPR)—provides a critical framework for ad…
Identifying Incarceration Turning Points Through Veteran Lived Experiences
Veteran incarceration presents numerous social and public health problems, which often include re-incarceration, homelessness, unemployment, and suicide. Contemporary literature on veteran incarceration often relies on quantitative-based data. While this data is useful in certain settings, it often limits our knowledge and understanding of the problem. Our study used qualitative interviews to focus on veteran-centric views, experiences, and behav…
The Life Course Metaphor
This paper reviews qualitative research in the United States, highlighting the ways research has changed in the era of the third age. With growing attention to positive and uplifting aspects of aging, qualitative research has played a critical role in the exploration of the ways in which older adults are engaging in meaningful ways with others. We describe two key methodological approaches that have been important to examining positive aspects of…
Aging in a Second Language
Emergent Target Language Identities Among Latino English Language Learners
During 2nd language acquisition, a learner’s identity is consigned, juxtaposed, coconstructed, and reified through various affective positions and mitigating linguistic behaviors. Our study of adult Latino ESL students in Dallas, Texas, shows how language socialization experiences are shaped by the learners’ affective stances toward the project of learning and using the English language. Students reflected on how their specific social barriers cr…
Globalization, Market Symbolism, and Coping
Current understandings about coping have been shaped by a neo-liberal economic philosophy. This article examines the symbolic side of this outlook and considers the ways in which market imagery reinforces coping as a model of global integration. This philosophy, however, has been documented to threaten well-being. Moreover, within various philosophical fields, the assumptions that guide market imagery have lost credibility. This shift in thinking…
The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging
Hybrid Masculine Power
Most research on heterosexual interaction among men focuses on ideologies, discourses, and practices that correspond to conventional renditions of hegemonic masculinity. Specifically, previous research suggests heterosexual men in homosocial interaction tend to suppress non-hegemonic meanings in constructing a sense of masculinity. Less attention has been given, however, to the ways in which men in homosocial settings conceptualize and negotiate …
Hybrid Masculine Power
Most research on heterosexual interaction among men focuses on ideologies, discourses, and practices that correspond to conventional renditions of hegemonic masculinity. Specifically, previous research suggests heterosexual men in homosocial interaction tend to suppress non-hegemonic meanings in constructing a sense of masculinity. Less attention has been given, however, to the ways in which men in homosocial settings conceptualize and negotiate …
The Life Course Metaphor
This paper reviews qualitative research in the United States, highlighting the ways research has changed in the era of the third age. With growing attention to positive and uplifting aspects of aging, qualitative research has played a critical role in the exploration of the ways in which older adults are engaging in meaningful ways with others. We describe two key methodological approaches that have been important to examining positive aspects of…
Aging in a Second Language
Emergent Target Language Identities Among Latino English Language Learners
During 2nd language acquisition, a learner’s identity is consigned, juxtaposed, coconstructed, and reified through various affective positions and mitigating linguistic behaviors. Our study of adult Latino ESL students in Dallas, Texas, shows how language socialization experiences are shaped by the learners’ affective stances toward the project of learning and using the English language. Students reflected on how their specific social barriers cr…
Globalization, Market Symbolism, and Coping
Current understandings about coping have been shaped by a neo-liberal economic philosophy. This article examines the symbolic side of this outlook and considers the ways in which market imagery reinforces coping as a model of global integration. This philosophy, however, has been documented to threaten well-being. Moreover, within various philosophical fields, the assumptions that guide market imagery have lost credibility. This shift in thinking…
Hybrid Masculine Power
Most research on heterosexual interaction among men focuses on ideologies, discourses, and practices that correspond to conventional renditions of hegemonic masculinity. Specifically, previous research suggests heterosexual men in homosocial interaction tend to suppress non-hegemonic meanings in constructing a sense of masculinity. Less attention has been given, however, to the ways in which men in homosocial settings conceptualize and negotiate …
The Symbolism of Globalization, Development, and Aging
Globalization, Market Symbolism, and Coping
Current understandings about coping have been shaped by a neo-liberal economic philosophy. This article examines the symbolic side of this outlook and considers the ways in which market imagery reinforces coping as a model of global integration. This philosophy, however, has been documented to threaten well-being. Moreover, within various philosophical fields, the assumptions that guide market imagery have lost credibility. This shift in thinking…
Emergent Target Language Identities Among Latino English Language Learners
During 2nd language acquisition, a learner’s identity is consigned, juxtaposed, coconstructed, and reified through various affective positions and mitigating linguistic behaviors. Our study of adult Latino ESL students in Dallas, Texas, shows how language socialization experiences are shaped by the learners’ affective stances toward the project of learning and using the English language. Students reflected on how their specific social barriers cr…
Aging in a Second Language
The Life Course Metaphor
This paper reviews qualitative research in the United States, highlighting the ways research has changed in the era of the third age. With growing attention to positive and uplifting aspects of aging, qualitative research has played a critical role in the exploration of the ways in which older adults are engaging in meaningful ways with others. We describe two key methodological approaches that have been important to examining positive aspects of…
Identifying Incarceration Turning Points Through Veteran Lived Experiences
Veteran incarceration presents numerous social and public health problems, which often include re-incarceration, homelessness, unemployment, and suicide. Contemporary literature on veteran incarceration often relies on quantitative-based data. While this data is useful in certain settings, it often limits our knowledge and understanding of the problem. Our study used qualitative interviews to focus on veteran-centric views, experiences, and behav…
Theorizing Post-Incarceration Transition Crisis and Readiness Through Veteran Identity Work
Interest in adjustment issues Veterans face following incarceration has grown rapidly in response to the prevalence of stress-related disorders as well as the physical, social, and occupational challenges when reintegrating into communities. While reintegration may be a positive event that includes the reunification of family, friends, and a return to civilian life, transition can also involve a wide range of difficulties and crises impacting rea…
New Directions in Community-Based Health Promotion
Contemporary community-based health promotion is within a complex and transforming social landscape. Traditional place-based understandings of “community” now contend with fluid, transnational, and virtual social networks, shifting definitions of belonging, and developing political, economic, and technological conditions. Community-engaged research (CEnR)—including community-based participatory research (CBPR)—provides a critical framework for ad…
Differentiated trust
Community-engaged research (CEnR) depends on mutual credibility between researchers and communities, yet the trust environment in which these collaborations operate has shifted as public confidence becomes more conditional and politically structured. Drawing on scholarship in the sociology of trust, epistemic injustice, and related fields, this paper applies the concept of differentiated trust to community-engaged research. Differentiated trust d…
Post-incarcerated veterans' perspectives on health and care during reentry
Veterans returning from incarceration face housing insecurity, employment barriers, stigma, and complex health needs. How veterans interpret these challenges and what sustains continued health engagement under these conditions has received less attention. This interest-holder engaged qualitative study draws on in-depth interviews with 54 post-incarcerated veterans to examine how veterans navigate encounters with institutions, peers, and themselve…
Veterans’ lived experiences with transitioning from prison
Veterans transitioning from prison are at risk for numerous negative psychosocial outcomes, such as death from drug overdose and suicide, homelessness, unemployment, and reincarceration. There is an identified gap in understanding the lived experiences of these veterans, including their goals and the barriers and facilitators of reaching these goals. Fifty-four veterans recently released from prison (within three years for men and within five yea…
Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Political science (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (3 works) · Education and Military Integration (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (3 works) · Anthropology (2 works)