Lisa R Miller
Biographic Data
| ID | 638128 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lisa R Miller |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lisa R |
| FAMILY NAME | Miller |
| SIGNATURE | MILLER L R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eckerd College |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2317-1315 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 208 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Heterosexual women's pleasure trajectories
Heterosexual women are less likely than heterosexual men to experience pleasure in partnered encounters. However, because most research on women's sexual pleasure focuses on adolescents and young adults, little is known about how processes associated with aging may change heterosexual women's sense of sexual subjectivity and entitlement to sexual pleasure. Relying on 60 life story interviews with single, heterosexual women between the ages of 18 …
A life course perspective on sexual minorities
The legal treatment of and attitudes toward sexual minorities has changed considerably over recent decades in the United States, highlighting the role of historical context in the unfolding of human lives. Yet, a full application of the life course perspective to the topic of structural inequalities faced by sexual minorities is missing from the scholarly literature. Through synthesizing and analyzing research findings from the past 15 years, we …
Single women’s sexualities across the life course
Most research on women’s sexualities focuses on a single event or developmental period, often failing to document romantic and sexual trajectories over time. Moreover, life course studies of sexuality have not exclusively examined single women, including major life events that may alter their sexual attitudes and behaviors. Using life story interview data with 60 single, heterosexual women between the ages of 18 and 91, I document five common pat…
Dating and sexualities across the life course
The Perils and Pleasures of Aging
Prior literature on aging and sexuality primarily portrays narratives of sexual decline, often leading to a pathologization of older adult sexuality. Further attention needs to be paid to the positive consequences of aging on people’s romantic and sex lives. Using life story interview data with 39 single women ages 35–91, I examine how women’s romantic and sex lives change over time. The major barriers that middle-aged and older adult women repor…
Diverse Family Forms and Children's Well‐Being
The relationship between family structure and children's well‐being has been the subject of an extensive body of family scholarship that continues to grow. Amidst the worldwide diversification of families, scholars have grappled with how to make sense of the emergence and proliferation of “alternative” family forms—those differing from the “traditional families,” or what has been referred to as the Standard North American Family. This essay explo…
The Power of Love
Do people attribute emotions differently to members of various social groups? If so, do these differences have any bearing on formal and informal forms of social recognition? Using data from a nationally representative survey experiment, we examine whether American heterosexuals differentially attribute love to lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples. We also examine the relationship between how in love lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples are p…
The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults
Research suggests that transgender people face high levels of discrimination in society, which may contribute to their disproportionate risk for poor health. However, little is known about whether gender nonconformity, as a visible marker of one's stigmatized status as a transgender individual, heightens trans people's experiences with discrimination and, in turn, their health. Using data from the largest survey of transgender adults in the Unite…
The Role of Selection Effects in the Contact Hypothesis
Formal Rights and Informal Privileges for Same-Sex Couples
Attitudes toward gay rights have liberalized over the past few decades, but scholars know less about the extent to which individuals in the United States exhibit subtle forms of prejudice toward lesbians and gays. To help address this issue, we offer a conceptualization of formal rights and informal privileges. Using original data from a nationally representative survey experiment, we examine whether people distinguish between formal rights (e.g.…
The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults
Research suggests that transgender people face high levels of discrimination in society, which may contribute to their disproportionate risk for poor health. However, little is known about whether gender nonconformity, as a visible marker of one's stigmatized status as a transgender individual, heightens trans people's experiences with discrimination and, in turn, their health. Using data from the largest survey of transgender adults in the Unite…
Formal Rights and Informal Privileges for Same-Sex Couples
Attitudes toward gay rights have liberalized over the past few decades, but scholars know less about the extent to which individuals in the United States exhibit subtle forms of prejudice toward lesbians and gays. To help address this issue, we offer a conceptualization of formal rights and informal privileges. Using original data from a nationally representative survey experiment, we examine whether people distinguish between formal rights (e.g.…
The Role of Selection Effects in the Contact Hypothesis
The Perils and Pleasures of Aging
Prior literature on aging and sexuality primarily portrays narratives of sexual decline, often leading to a pathologization of older adult sexuality. Further attention needs to be paid to the positive consequences of aging on people’s romantic and sex lives. Using life story interview data with 39 single women ages 35–91, I examine how women’s romantic and sex lives change over time. The major barriers that middle-aged and older adult women repor…
Dating and sexualities across the life course
A life course perspective on sexual minorities
The legal treatment of and attitudes toward sexual minorities has changed considerably over recent decades in the United States, highlighting the role of historical context in the unfolding of human lives. Yet, a full application of the life course perspective to the topic of structural inequalities faced by sexual minorities is missing from the scholarly literature. Through synthesizing and analyzing research findings from the past 15 years, we …
Formal Rights and Informal Privileges for Same-Sex Couples
Attitudes toward gay rights have liberalized over the past few decades, but scholars know less about the extent to which individuals in the United States exhibit subtle forms of prejudice toward lesbians and gays. To help address this issue, we offer a conceptualization of formal rights and informal privileges. Using original data from a nationally representative survey experiment, we examine whether people distinguish between formal rights (e.g.…
The Power of Love
Do people attribute emotions differently to members of various social groups? If so, do these differences have any bearing on formal and informal forms of social recognition? Using data from a nationally representative survey experiment, we examine whether American heterosexuals differentially attribute love to lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples. We also examine the relationship between how in love lesbian, gay, and heterosexual couples are p…
The Social Costs of Gender Nonconformity for Transgender Adults
Research suggests that transgender people face high levels of discrimination in society, which may contribute to their disproportionate risk for poor health. However, little is known about whether gender nonconformity, as a visible marker of one's stigmatized status as a transgender individual, heightens trans people's experiences with discrimination and, in turn, their health. Using data from the largest survey of transgender adults in the Unite…
The Role of Selection Effects in the Contact Hypothesis
Diverse Family Forms and Children's Well‐Being
The relationship between family structure and children's well‐being has been the subject of an extensive body of family scholarship that continues to grow. Amidst the worldwide diversification of families, scholars have grappled with how to make sense of the emergence and proliferation of “alternative” family forms—those differing from the “traditional families,” or what has been referred to as the Standard North American Family. This essay explo…
The Perils and Pleasures of Aging
Prior literature on aging and sexuality primarily portrays narratives of sexual decline, often leading to a pathologization of older adult sexuality. Further attention needs to be paid to the positive consequences of aging on people’s romantic and sex lives. Using life story interview data with 39 single women ages 35–91, I examine how women’s romantic and sex lives change over time. The major barriers that middle-aged and older adult women repor…
Single women’s sexualities across the life course
Most research on women’s sexualities focuses on a single event or developmental period, often failing to document romantic and sexual trajectories over time. Moreover, life course studies of sexuality have not exclusively examined single women, including major life events that may alter their sexual attitudes and behaviors. Using life story interview data with 60 single, heterosexual women between the ages of 18 and 91, I document five common pat…
Dating and sexualities across the life course
A life course perspective on sexual minorities
The legal treatment of and attitudes toward sexual minorities has changed considerably over recent decades in the United States, highlighting the role of historical context in the unfolding of human lives. Yet, a full application of the life course perspective to the topic of structural inequalities faced by sexual minorities is missing from the scholarly literature. Through synthesizing and analyzing research findings from the past 15 years, we …
Heterosexual women's pleasure trajectories
Heterosexual women are less likely than heterosexual men to experience pleasure in partnered encounters. However, because most research on women's sexual pleasure focuses on adolescents and young adults, little is known about how processes associated with aging may change heterosexual women's sense of sexual subjectivity and entitlement to sexual pleasure. Relying on 60 life story interviews with single, heterosexual women between the ages of 18 …
Psychology (10 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Human sexuality (4 works) · Life course approach (4 works)