Deann Kalich
Biographic Data
| ID | 4215550 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deann Kalich |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deann |
| FAMILY NAME | Kalich |
| SIGNATURE | KALICH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Louisiana at Lafayette |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Birdhouse Project as Experiential Learning Tool for College Students and Beyond
This study details the use of a project-based experiential exercise in a 4-year university Sociology of Death and Dying classroom setting in a large public institution in the United States. The Birdhouse Project was implemented with 436 student participants from 15 senior-level Death and Dying classes across six regular semesters over a 3-year span. Findings clearly indicate the efficacy of the project in both educational and clinical settings fo…
Misdemeanor Offenses
Empirical Evidence, Community Standards, and the Boundaries of Obscenity
This article examines the issue of community standards and the role such standards play in demarcating the boundaries of obscenity. A brief discussion of the landmark Miller decision, its impact on obscenity statutes, and a consideration of the criticisms of the Miller decision, particularly those pertaining to the test of obscenity, are discussed. The potential of social science research and empirical evidence to aid in the determination of comm…
The Psychology Today “You and Death” Questionnaire Revisited
In 1970, Psychology Today published the "You and Death" questionnaire, a 75-item instrument designed by Edwin Shneidman of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in consultation with Edwin Parker and G. Ray Funkhouser of Stanford University. This article compares data gathered through the same instrument from death education classes spanning 25 years across 3 decades. The results offer a unique opportunity to compare attitudes t…
Economic Fluctuation and Crime
This research examines the relationship between patterns of crime and the development of the oil and gas extraction industry in the coastal regions of Louisiana using pooled time-series analysis. The suggestion of a link between these phenomena has often been made, but little systematic research has been conducted to determine if there is indeed a crime–oil development nexus. Limited previous research has focused primarily on the issue of "boom a…
A Continued Look at Doka's Grieving Rules
Rather than focusing on a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual deficiencies in dealing with loss, we use a sociological perspective to guide both an understanding of and clinical work with grieving people. The use of deviance and anomie as theoretical and clinical tools is a natural progression of the work begun with Doka's (1989) introduction of the concepts disenfranchised grief and grieving rules. Our approach encourages both t…
Drug Court
The findings suggest that exposure to drug court components is clearly linked to lower rates of recidivism. This has important implications for social policies aimed at reducing recidivism. Additionally, the methodology employed here illuminates the importance of identifying and utilizing proper group comparisons in studies of recidivism. The results further identify a hard-core group of drug offenders as the next frontier in evaluation research.…
Economic Fluctuation and Crime
This research examines the relationship between patterns of crime and the development of the oil and gas extraction industry in the coastal regions of Louisiana using pooled time-series analysis. The suggestion of a link between these phenomena has often been made, but little systematic research has been conducted to determine if there is indeed a crime–oil development nexus. Limited previous research has focused primarily on the issue of "boom a…
Drug Court
The findings suggest that exposure to drug court components is clearly linked to lower rates of recidivism. This has important implications for social policies aimed at reducing recidivism. Additionally, the methodology employed here illuminates the importance of identifying and utilizing proper group comparisons in studies of recidivism. The results further identify a hard-core group of drug offenders as the next frontier in evaluation research.…
The Birdhouse Project as Experiential Learning Tool for College Students and Beyond
This study details the use of a project-based experiential exercise in a 4-year university Sociology of Death and Dying classroom setting in a large public institution in the United States. The Birdhouse Project was implemented with 436 student participants from 15 senior-level Death and Dying classes across six regular semesters over a 3-year span. Findings clearly indicate the efficacy of the project in both educational and clinical settings fo…
Empirical Evidence, Community Standards, and the Boundaries of Obscenity
This article examines the issue of community standards and the role such standards play in demarcating the boundaries of obscenity. A brief discussion of the landmark Miller decision, its impact on obscenity statutes, and a consideration of the criticisms of the Miller decision, particularly those pertaining to the test of obscenity, are discussed. The potential of social science research and empirical evidence to aid in the determination of comm…
A Continued Look at Doka's Grieving Rules
Rather than focusing on a psychological perspective that emphasizes individual deficiencies in dealing with loss, we use a sociological perspective to guide both an understanding of and clinical work with grieving people. The use of deviance and anomie as theoretical and clinical tools is a natural progression of the work begun with Doka's (1989) introduction of the concepts disenfranchised grief and grieving rules. Our approach encourages both t…
Drug Court
The findings suggest that exposure to drug court components is clearly linked to lower rates of recidivism. This has important implications for social policies aimed at reducing recidivism. Additionally, the methodology employed here illuminates the importance of identifying and utilizing proper group comparisons in studies of recidivism. The results further identify a hard-core group of drug offenders as the next frontier in evaluation research.…
Economic Fluctuation and Crime
This research examines the relationship between patterns of crime and the development of the oil and gas extraction industry in the coastal regions of Louisiana using pooled time-series analysis. The suggestion of a link between these phenomena has often been made, but little systematic research has been conducted to determine if there is indeed a crime–oil development nexus. Limited previous research has focused primarily on the issue of "boom a…
The Psychology Today “You and Death” Questionnaire Revisited
In 1970, Psychology Today published the "You and Death" questionnaire, a 75-item instrument designed by Edwin Shneidman of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in consultation with Edwin Parker and G. Ray Funkhouser of Stanford University. This article compares data gathered through the same instrument from death education classes spanning 25 years across 3 decades. The results offer a unique opportunity to compare attitudes t…
Empirical Evidence, Community Standards, and the Boundaries of Obscenity
This article examines the issue of community standards and the role such standards play in demarcating the boundaries of obscenity. A brief discussion of the landmark Miller decision, its impact on obscenity statutes, and a consideration of the criticisms of the Miller decision, particularly those pertaining to the test of obscenity, are discussed. The potential of social science research and empirical evidence to aid in the determination of comm…
Misdemeanor Offenses
The Birdhouse Project as Experiential Learning Tool for College Students and Beyond
This study details the use of a project-based experiential exercise in a 4-year university Sociology of Death and Dying classroom setting in a large public institution in the United States. The Birdhouse Project was implemented with 436 student participants from 15 senior-level Death and Dying classes across six regular semesters over a 3-year span. Findings clearly indicate the efficacy of the project in both educational and clinical settings fo…
Sociology (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works)