Michael W Martin
Biographic Data
| ID | 6096074 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michael W Martin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michael W |
| FAMILY NAME | Martin |
| SIGNATURE | MARTIN M W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Trinity University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Social Evolution
Sociobiology and Sociology: A New Synthesis
Evolutionary Theory Seems So Easy”: Reply to Lucal and Hanson
Evolution, Biology, and Society: A Conversation for the 21st-Century Sociology Classroom
Recently, a growing contingent of “evolutionary sociologists” has begun to integrate theoretical ideas and empirical findings derived from evolutionary biology, especially sociobiology, into a variety of sociological inquiries. Without capitulating to a naive version of either biological reductionism or genetic determinism, these researchers and theorists have begun to synthesize sociological thought with research produced in various branches of …
Progymnastic Topic Lists: A Compositional Template for Luke and Other Bioi
The study examines bioi by two Greco-Roman authors (Plutarch and Philostratus), two Jewish authors (Philo and Josephus), and finally, the Third Gospel, in the light of the progymnastic topic lists, arguing that all the bioi employ topic lists as a compositional template, guiding the narrative in its overall structure and content. The study shows, moreover, that the Third Evangelist employs the lists with rhetorical skill comparable to the most ed…
Sociology and the Second Darwinian Revolution: A Metatheoretical Analysis
Sociologists tend to eschew biological explanations of human social behavior. Accordingly, when evolutionary biologists began to apply neo-Darwinian theory to the study of human social behavior, the reactions of sociologists typically ranged from indifference to overt hostility. Since the mid-1960s, however, neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory has stimulated a 'second Darwinian revolution' in traditional social scientific conceptions of human natur…
Satisfaction with intimate exchange: Gender-role differences and the impact of equity, equality, and rewards
The Effect of Equating Status Characteristics on the Generalization Process
The generalization of information for decision making is a major concern for social psychology. This paper investigates how such generalization is affected by information that equates the actors involved in decision making. We find that when the information that equates actors is diffuse status (age, sex, occupation) it does not seem to combine with or affect information that differentiates actors. Also, it appears that when actors are ranked on …
The Effects of Group Benefits and Type of Distribution Rule on Noncompliance to Legitimate Authority
Norms specifying the allocation of resources have been termed distribution rules. This study investigates factors affecting individuals' noncompliance to distribution rules sanctioned by a legitimate authority. We predict such noncompliance will be more likely when there is group consensus running counter to the legitimate authority rule and the group consensus rule is more beneficial to persons and their groups than is the legitimate authority r…
Total Performance Inconsistency and Status Generalization: An Expectation States Formulation
Past research has documented the fact that status characteristics organize group interaction. Freese and Cohen (1973) specified a condition under which a performance characteristic would eliminate the effect of a differentiating diffuse status characteristic. The present research extends the Freese-Cohen theory to specify a condition under which a differentiating diffuse status characteristic will eliminate the effect of a performance characteris…
In Defense of Microeconomic Theory
The Marginal Utility of Information: Its Effects upon Decision-Making
This paper specifies how the importance or marginal utility of information can change as a function of both its amount and evaluation. Three simple mathematical models are presented: each describes a different relation between decision-making and the amount and evaluation of information available to actors. The model which best describes the data suggests that it cannot be assumed that information of the same type necessarily has the same weight …
Morality and self-deception: Paradox, ambiguity, or vagueness
The Role of the Experiment in the Social Sciences
Laboratory research is often criticized for its artificiality and its lack of random sampling. These criticisms are examined within the context of two approaches to social scientific knowledge: the descriptive and the formal. The goal of a descriptive theory is the explication of social events and processes as they exist at one point or specific points in time, while the goat of a formal theory is the development of law-like statements. We argue …
Sociology and the Second Darwinian Revolution: A Metatheoretical Analysis
Sociologists tend to eschew biological explanations of human social behavior. Accordingly, when evolutionary biologists began to apply neo-Darwinian theory to the study of human social behavior, the reactions of sociologists typically ranged from indifference to overt hostility. Since the mid-1960s, however, neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory has stimulated a 'second Darwinian revolution' in traditional social scientific conceptions of human natur…
The Role of the Experiment in the Social Sciences
Laboratory research is often criticized for its artificiality and its lack of random sampling. These criticisms are examined within the context of two approaches to social scientific knowledge: the descriptive and the formal. The goal of a descriptive theory is the explication of social events and processes as they exist at one point or specific points in time, while the goat of a formal theory is the development of law-like statements. We argue …
Total Performance Inconsistency and Status Generalization: An Expectation States Formulation
Past research has documented the fact that status characteristics organize group interaction. Freese and Cohen (1973) specified a condition under which a performance characteristic would eliminate the effect of a differentiating diffuse status characteristic. The present research extends the Freese-Cohen theory to specify a condition under which a differentiating diffuse status characteristic will eliminate the effect of a performance characteris…
The Effect of Equating Status Characteristics on the Generalization Process
The generalization of information for decision making is a major concern for social psychology. This paper investigates how such generalization is affected by information that equates the actors involved in decision making. We find that when the information that equates actors is diffuse status (age, sex, occupation) it does not seem to combine with or affect information that differentiates actors. Also, it appears that when actors are ranked on …
Evolution, Biology, and Society: A Conversation for the 21st-Century Sociology Classroom
Recently, a growing contingent of “evolutionary sociologists” has begun to integrate theoretical ideas and empirical findings derived from evolutionary biology, especially sociobiology, into a variety of sociological inquiries. Without capitulating to a naive version of either biological reductionism or genetic determinism, these researchers and theorists have begun to synthesize sociological thought with research produced in various branches of …
Satisfaction with intimate exchange: Gender-role differences and the impact of equity, equality, and rewards
The Marginal Utility of Information: Its Effects upon Decision-Making
This paper specifies how the importance or marginal utility of information can change as a function of both its amount and evaluation. Three simple mathematical models are presented: each describes a different relation between decision-making and the amount and evaluation of information available to actors. The model which best describes the data suggests that it cannot be assumed that information of the same type necessarily has the same weight …
Morality and self-deception: Paradox, ambiguity, or vagueness
The Role of the Experiment in the Social Sciences
Laboratory research is often criticized for its artificiality and its lack of random sampling. These criticisms are examined within the context of two approaches to social scientific knowledge: the descriptive and the formal. The goal of a descriptive theory is the explication of social events and processes as they exist at one point or specific points in time, while the goat of a formal theory is the development of law-like statements. We argue …
In Defense of Microeconomic Theory
The Marginal Utility of Information: Its Effects upon Decision-Making
This paper specifies how the importance or marginal utility of information can change as a function of both its amount and evaluation. Three simple mathematical models are presented: each describes a different relation between decision-making and the amount and evaluation of information available to actors. The model which best describes the data suggests that it cannot be assumed that information of the same type necessarily has the same weight …
Total Performance Inconsistency and Status Generalization: An Expectation States Formulation
Past research has documented the fact that status characteristics organize group interaction. Freese and Cohen (1973) specified a condition under which a performance characteristic would eliminate the effect of a differentiating diffuse status characteristic. The present research extends the Freese-Cohen theory to specify a condition under which a differentiating diffuse status characteristic will eliminate the effect of a performance characteris…
The Effects of Group Benefits and Type of Distribution Rule on Noncompliance to Legitimate Authority
Norms specifying the allocation of resources have been termed distribution rules. This study investigates factors affecting individuals' noncompliance to distribution rules sanctioned by a legitimate authority. We predict such noncompliance will be more likely when there is group consensus running counter to the legitimate authority rule and the group consensus rule is more beneficial to persons and their groups than is the legitimate authority r…
Satisfaction with intimate exchange: Gender-role differences and the impact of equity, equality, and rewards
The Effect of Equating Status Characteristics on the Generalization Process
The generalization of information for decision making is a major concern for social psychology. This paper investigates how such generalization is affected by information that equates the actors involved in decision making. We find that when the information that equates actors is diffuse status (age, sex, occupation) it does not seem to combine with or affect information that differentiates actors. Also, it appears that when actors are ranked on …
Sociology and the Second Darwinian Revolution: A Metatheoretical Analysis
Sociologists tend to eschew biological explanations of human social behavior. Accordingly, when evolutionary biologists began to apply neo-Darwinian theory to the study of human social behavior, the reactions of sociologists typically ranged from indifference to overt hostility. Since the mid-1960s, however, neo-Darwinian evolutionary theory has stimulated a 'second Darwinian revolution' in traditional social scientific conceptions of human natur…
Progymnastic Topic Lists: A Compositional Template for Luke and Other Bioi
The study examines bioi by two Greco-Roman authors (Plutarch and Philostratus), two Jewish authors (Philo and Josephus), and finally, the Third Gospel, in the light of the progymnastic topic lists, arguing that all the bioi employ topic lists as a compositional template, guiding the narrative in its overall structure and content. The study shows, moreover, that the Third Evangelist employs the lists with rhetorical skill comparable to the most ed…
Evolutionary Theory Seems So Easy”: Reply to Lucal and Hanson
Evolution, Biology, and Society: A Conversation for the 21st-Century Sociology Classroom
Recently, a growing contingent of “evolutionary sociologists” has begun to integrate theoretical ideas and empirical findings derived from evolutionary biology, especially sociobiology, into a variety of sociological inquiries. Without capitulating to a naive version of either biological reductionism or genetic determinism, these researchers and theorists have begun to synthesize sociological thought with research produced in various branches of …
Sociobiology and Sociology: A New Synthesis
Social Evolution
Epistemology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation (6 works) · Philosophy (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Anthropology (4 works)