Robert Schafer
Biographic Data
| ID | 4269820 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Schafer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Schafer |
| SIGNATURE | SCHAFER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Iowa State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1973 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Kontingenzerfahrungen im Survivalismus. Empirische Fallstudie zur Illustration einer religionssoziologischen Strategie für die Erforschung säkularer Weltanschauungen
Der Hintergrund dieses Beitrags ist ein akutes Problem der gegenwärtigen Säkularisierungsforschung. Sie kann zeigen, woran säkulare Menschen nicht glauben, weiß aber wenig darüber, woran sie glauben. Säkularität wird negativ, als das Andere der Religion verstanden und nicht positiv bestimmt. Um dieses Problem anzugehen, bietet es sich an, sich auf das Bearbeiten von Kontingenzerfahrungen zu konzentrieren. Dafür werden die Ergebnisse der Untersuch…
A New Spirit of Capitalism? Quantitative Analysis of Swiss-German Print Job Advertisements (1955–2005) and Their Time Diagnostic Relevance
Boltanski and Chiapello put forward the thesis that the spirit of capitalism has fundamentally changed in the course of the 20th century. According to them, diligence, discipline and orderliness are no longer at the core of the new spirit, but values such as passion, authenticity or creativity. Following this line of thought, this contribution analyzes whether the qualifications required in Swiss-German job advertisements suggest the existence of…
Die Proteste gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen
In den deutschsprachigen Gesellschaften sind bezüglich der Deutung einer pandemischen Lage und des richtigen Umgangs mit der Pandemie politische Konflikte entstanden. Das empirische Forschungsprojekt „Politische Soziologie der Corona-Proteste“ zeigt auf, dass es trotz motivationaler, inhaltlicher und weltanschaulicher Heterogenität dieser Protestbewegung eine zentrale verbindende Gemeinsamkeit gibt: Die Teilnehmer*innen und Sympathisant*innen der…
Die Komplementarität von innerweltlicher Askese und artistischer Lebensführung. Zur Kritik zeitdiagnostischer Ästhetisierungsthesen
Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
Racial discrimination in the Boston housing market
Metropolitan Form and Demographic Change
Fascination with Death as a Function of Need for Novel Stimulation
Optimal stimulation theory suggests that when an organism's level of stimulus input falls below its optimal range, the organism is then motivated to return its neurological excitation to its optimal range. If contemporary American society produces individuals who maintain a sense of boredom, powerlessness, and alienation, then they may possibly derive stimulation and consequently importance from highly arousing novel experiences such as violence …
Self-Concept and the Reaction of a Significant Other
This paper explores the relationship between an actor's self-concept and a significant other's actual and perceived descriptions of the actor. One hundred sixteen married couples were interviewed. Three areas of investigation were developed: role-taking as social influence, accuracy in role-taking and agreement and evaluation between spouses. The data did not support the reflective self-concept notion. There was significant discrepancy between hu…
Application of the Rule of Distributive Justice in a Normative Organization
Effects of the Experimental Manipulation of Eye-Contact in Opposite-Sex Formal Dyadic Relationships
In 1908, the German philosopher and Sociologist, Georg S?mmel wrote: The union of interaction of individuals is based on mutual glances. This is perhaps the most direct and purest reciprocity which exists anywhere (Park and Burgess, 1921:358). S im me s description represents the first recognition, on the part of sociologists, of the importance of eye-contact for social interaction. Since the time of Simmel, eye-contact has received considerable …
Racial discrimination in the Boston housing market
Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
Self-Concept and the Reaction of a Significant Other
This paper explores the relationship between an actor's self-concept and a significant other's actual and perceived descriptions of the actor. One hundred sixteen married couples were interviewed. Three areas of investigation were developed: role-taking as social influence, accuracy in role-taking and agreement and evaluation between spouses. The data did not support the reflective self-concept notion. There was significant discrepancy between hu…
Effects of the Experimental Manipulation of Eye-Contact in Opposite-Sex Formal Dyadic Relationships
In 1908, the German philosopher and Sociologist, Georg S?mmel wrote: The union of interaction of individuals is based on mutual glances. This is perhaps the most direct and purest reciprocity which exists anywhere (Park and Burgess, 1921:358). S im me s description represents the first recognition, on the part of sociologists, of the importance of eye-contact for social interaction. Since the time of Simmel, eye-contact has received considerable …
Application of the Rule of Distributive Justice in a Normative Organization
Fascination with Death as a Function of Need for Novel Stimulation
Optimal stimulation theory suggests that when an organism's level of stimulus input falls below its optimal range, the organism is then motivated to return its neurological excitation to its optimal range. If contemporary American society produces individuals who maintain a sense of boredom, powerlessness, and alienation, then they may possibly derive stimulation and consequently importance from highly arousing novel experiences such as violence …
Self-Concept and the Reaction of a Significant Other
This paper explores the relationship between an actor's self-concept and a significant other's actual and perceived descriptions of the actor. One hundred sixteen married couples were interviewed. Three areas of investigation were developed: role-taking as social influence, accuracy in role-taking and agreement and evaluation between spouses. The data did not support the reflective self-concept notion. There was significant discrepancy between hu…
Metropolitan Form and Demographic Change
Racial discrimination in the Boston housing market
Discrimination in Mortgage Lending
Die Komplementarität von innerweltlicher Askese und artistischer Lebensführung. Zur Kritik zeitdiagnostischer Ästhetisierungsthesen
A New Spirit of Capitalism? Quantitative Analysis of Swiss-German Print Job Advertisements (1955–2005) and Their Time Diagnostic Relevance
Boltanski and Chiapello put forward the thesis that the spirit of capitalism has fundamentally changed in the course of the 20th century. According to them, diligence, discipline and orderliness are no longer at the core of the new spirit, but values such as passion, authenticity or creativity. Following this line of thought, this contribution analyzes whether the qualifications required in Swiss-German job advertisements suggest the existence of…
Die Proteste gegen die Corona-Maßnahmen
In den deutschsprachigen Gesellschaften sind bezüglich der Deutung einer pandemischen Lage und des richtigen Umgangs mit der Pandemie politische Konflikte entstanden. Das empirische Forschungsprojekt „Politische Soziologie der Corona-Proteste“ zeigt auf, dass es trotz motivationaler, inhaltlicher und weltanschaulicher Heterogenität dieser Protestbewegung eine zentrale verbindende Gemeinsamkeit gibt: Die Teilnehmer*innen und Sympathisant*innen der…
Kontingenzerfahrungen im Survivalismus. Empirische Fallstudie zur Illustration einer religionssoziologischen Strategie für die Erforschung säkularer Weltanschauungen
Der Hintergrund dieses Beitrags ist ein akutes Problem der gegenwärtigen Säkularisierungsforschung. Sie kann zeigen, woran säkulare Menschen nicht glauben, weiß aber wenig darüber, woran sie glauben. Säkularität wird negativ, als das Andere der Religion verstanden und nicht positiv bestimmt. Um dieses Problem anzugehen, bietet es sich an, sich auf das Bearbeiten von Kontingenzerfahrungen zu konzentrieren. Dafür werden die Ergebnisse der Untersuch…
Sociology (6 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Housing Market and Economics (2 works) · Humanities (2 works)