Marnie Sayles
Biographic Data
| ID | 4272214 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marnie Sayles |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marnie |
| FAMILY NAME | Sayles |
| SIGNATURE | SAYLES M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hawaii at Hilo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Television and the cultivation of attitudes toward subordinate groups
This study examines the relationship between frequency of viewing television news and crime dramas, and adherence to an ideology of individualism. Attitudes toward women, blacks, and the poor were examined among members of these groups and among white males. Among women and blacks, exposure to television news increases group consciousness, while viewing crime dramas decreases personal efficacy. Among white males, we find an association between ex…
Social Networks and Health Status
Panel data are employed to test the proposition that network engagement, particularly in conjunction with a high sense of control (vs. powerlessness), is associated with favorable health behavior. Field interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Los Angeles County in 1976 and again in 1977, with intervening systematic telephone call-backs to monitor self-rated health status, illness management, and preventive health activities. Two…
Role distancing
Relative Deprivation and Collective Protest
Recently, social psychological theories of social movements such as relative deprivation (RD) have come under heavy censure. An examination of the theoretical literature on RD indicates that many of the critics'remarks seem to be predicated on an inadequate and superficial interpretation of RD. A detailed examination of many of the studies purporting to operationalize RD reveals, however, that many of the criticisms retain their pertinence when e…
Social Networks and Health Status
Panel data are employed to test the proposition that network engagement, particularly in conjunction with a high sense of control (vs. powerlessness), is associated with favorable health behavior. Field interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Los Angeles County in 1976 and again in 1977, with intervening systematic telephone call-backs to monitor self-rated health status, illness management, and preventive health activities. Two…
Television and the cultivation of attitudes toward subordinate groups
This study examines the relationship between frequency of viewing television news and crime dramas, and adherence to an ideology of individualism. Attitudes toward women, blacks, and the poor were examined among members of these groups and among white males. Among women and blacks, exposure to television news increases group consciousness, while viewing crime dramas decreases personal efficacy. Among white males, we find an association between ex…
Relative Deprivation and Collective Protest
Recently, social psychological theories of social movements such as relative deprivation (RD) have come under heavy censure. An examination of the theoretical literature on RD indicates that many of the critics'remarks seem to be predicated on an inadequate and superficial interpretation of RD. A detailed examination of many of the studies purporting to operationalize RD reveals, however, that many of the criticisms retain their pertinence when e…
Role distancing
Role distancing
Relative Deprivation and Collective Protest
Recently, social psychological theories of social movements such as relative deprivation (RD) have come under heavy censure. An examination of the theoretical literature on RD indicates that many of the critics'remarks seem to be predicated on an inadequate and superficial interpretation of RD. A detailed examination of many of the studies purporting to operationalize RD reveals, however, that many of the criticisms retain their pertinence when e…
Social Networks and Health Status
Panel data are employed to test the proposition that network engagement, particularly in conjunction with a high sense of control (vs. powerlessness), is associated with favorable health behavior. Field interviews were conducted with a representative sample of Los Angeles County in 1976 and again in 1977, with intervening systematic telephone call-backs to monitor self-rated health status, illness management, and preventive health activities. Two…
Television and the cultivation of attitudes toward subordinate groups
This study examines the relationship between frequency of viewing television news and crime dramas, and adherence to an ideology of individualism. Attitudes toward women, blacks, and the poor were examined among members of these groups and among white males. Among women and blacks, exposure to television news increases group consciousness, while viewing crime dramas decreases personal efficacy. Among white males, we find an association between ex…
Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Criminology (2 works) · Advertising (1 work) · Aging and Gerontology Research (1 work) · Alienation (1 work) · Association (psychology (1 work)