Ara Francis
Biographic Data
| ID | 4665095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ara Francis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ara |
| FAMILY NAME | Francis |
| SIGNATURE | FRANCIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ara Francis is the sociology and anthropology department at the College of the Holy Cross. She studies social psychology, deviance, and the sociology of disruption. Jill Bakehorn is in the sociology department at the University of California, Berkeley. She studies gender, sexuality, and culture. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Critical approaches to death studies
Discreditable Stigma
A discreditable stigma is an attribute, characteristic, or identity that is socially devalued but can be concealed from or made invisible to others. People who are “marked” with one or more of these attributes typically come to occupy a lower social standing. Attributes such as physical illnesses, mental illnesses, identities, and significant or traumatic life experiences are considered to be discreditable in many cultural contexts. Because the d…
On (Not) Practicing What We Preach
What should sociologists do when their everyday lives are at odds with their sociological values? Authors Ara Francis and Jill Bakehorn examine the contradictions that stem from trying to live sociologically and consider how scholars might put personal inconsistencies to good use
Stigma in an era of medicalisation and anxious parenting
This study examines the stigma experiences of middle-class parents whose children have physical, psychological and behavioural problems. Qualitative interviews with 34 mothers and 21 fathers demonstrate that parents experience two types of stigma: courtesy stigma and the stigma of being a bad parent. While the former stems from close social proximity to stigmatised children, the latter stems from ostensible culpability for children's problems. Bo…
Stigma in an era of medicalisation and anxious parenting
This study examines the stigma experiences of middle-class parents whose children have physical, psychological and behavioural problems. Qualitative interviews with 34 mothers and 21 fathers demonstrate that parents experience two types of stigma: courtesy stigma and the stigma of being a bad parent. While the former stems from close social proximity to stigmatised children, the latter stems from ostensible culpability for children's problems. Bo…
Critical approaches to death studies
Stigma in an era of medicalisation and anxious parenting
This study examines the stigma experiences of middle-class parents whose children have physical, psychological and behavioural problems. Qualitative interviews with 34 mothers and 21 fathers demonstrate that parents experience two types of stigma: courtesy stigma and the stigma of being a bad parent. While the former stems from close social proximity to stigmatised children, the latter stems from ostensible culpability for children's problems. Bo…
On (Not) Practicing What We Preach
What should sociologists do when their everyday lives are at odds with their sociological values? Authors Ara Francis and Jill Bakehorn examine the contradictions that stem from trying to live sociologically and consider how scholars might put personal inconsistencies to good use
Discreditable Stigma
A discreditable stigma is an attribute, characteristic, or identity that is socially devalued but can be concealed from or made invisible to others. People who are “marked” with one or more of these attributes typically come to occupy a lower social standing. Attributes such as physical illnesses, mental illnesses, identities, and significant or traumatic life experiences are considered to be discreditable in many cultural contexts. Because the d…
Critical approaches to death studies
Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychiatry (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Stigma (botany (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work)