Virginia Murphy-Berman
Biographic Data
| ID | 75081 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Virginia Murphy-Berman |
| GIVEN NAMES | Virginia |
| FAMILY NAME | Murphy-Berman |
| SIGNATURE | MURPHY-BERMAN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 36 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Transformative Change: An Analysis of the Evolution of Special Events Within 3 Communities
Descriptive qualitative case studies were conducted to examine the evolution of special events in a large-scale program in South Carolina to prevent child abuse and neglect. For these analyses, narrative project logs were reviewed from 3 selected project communities, and emerging themes and topics were identified. The development and use of special events to promote project goals varied in each of the 3 different types of community contexts. Resu…
Strong Communities: What Did Participants Actually Do?
Detailed information about what actually happened in large-scale efforts to transform communities is sparse. Using biweekly reports of the Strong Communities initiative's outreach workers' activities over a 3.5-year period, this article examines the characteristics of individuals whom the outreach workers were able to involve in the project, the degree of involvement that various community sectors (eg, fire, police, churches, civic groups) have h…
Micro- and Macro-Justicein the Allocation of Resources between in-Group and Out-Group Members: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Respondents from Turkey and the United States solved micro- and macro-justice dilemmas requiring them to allocate scholarships and governance board memberships. Recipients were either groups or individuals who were members of respondents'in-groups or out-groups. Turkish respondents showed a stronger preference than U.S. respondents for macro deservingness only when recipients were from their in-groups and, in general, preferred in-group over out-…
Cross-Cultural Differences in Perceptions of Distributive Justice: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Indonesia
Respondents in Hong Kong and Indonesia rated a hypothetical allocator depicted as distributing resources based on merit or need in either a positive (reward) or negative (cutback) resource context. Hong Kong respondents perceived that the use of merit was fairer and more principled than the use of need, but they also perceived that the allocator who favored merit was less nice, more selfish, and acted less because of concern for others'welfare. I…
Empowerment Evaluation Applied: Experiences, Analysis, and Recommendations from a Case Study
The empowerment evaluation approach is applied and examined within the context of a case study involving three comprehensive communities’ initiatives. Although considerable literature has been published concerning the efficacy and legitimacy of the empowerment evaluation approach, little documentation exists regarding the empirical application of this approach. In this article we discuss, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, issues r…
Fairness and Health Care Decision Making: Testing the Group Value Model of Procedural Justice
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Current challenges
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: A cross-cultural view
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: A cross-cultural view
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Current challenges
Factors affecting perceptions of medical errors
The effect of respondents' just world beliefs and target person's social worth and awareness-of-risk on perceptions of a person with Aids
Access Decisions by Personnel Directors: Subtle Forms of Sex Bias in Hiring
Midwestern personnel and management association members rated bogus job applications which had identical background qualifications but varied by sex of applicant, sex-role related attributes of applicant, and degree of fit of applicant credentials to job demands. The applicants were rated on their qualifications and likelihood of being considered for the position, expected performance, and expected success in the job. A significant triple interac…
Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Fairness
Indian and American respondents were presented vignettes that portrayed two target individuals, one meritorious and one financially needy. The respondents' task was to allocate a resource between the targets in the fairest way. In half of the vignettes the resource was positive (bonus money); in the other half it was negative (reduction in salary). Every combination of sex-of-target was used. Results showed significant positive and negative effec…
The Effects of Actual Behavior vs. Mere Labelling in Attribution of Sex Differences
A recurrent problem in interpreting research showing differential reactions to the sexes is that such results may reflect real behavior differences among those observed or differential expectations of those observing. This study used a methodology which allowed these two competing explanations to be tested by assessing whether subjects' ratings of taped interactants whose gender was ambiguous would be determined mainly by what gender the subjects…
Effects of success and failure on perceptions of gender identity
Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Fairness
Indian and American respondents were presented vignettes that portrayed two target individuals, one meritorious and one financially needy. The respondents' task was to allocate a resource between the targets in the fairest way. In half of the vignettes the resource was positive (bonus money); in the other half it was negative (reduction in salary). Every combination of sex-of-target was used. Results showed significant positive and negative effec…
Fairness and Health Care Decision Making: Testing the Group Value Model of Procedural Justice
Empowerment Evaluation Applied: Experiences, Analysis, and Recommendations from a Case Study
The empowerment evaluation approach is applied and examined within the context of a case study involving three comprehensive communities’ initiatives. Although considerable literature has been published concerning the efficacy and legitimacy of the empowerment evaluation approach, little documentation exists regarding the empirical application of this approach. In this article we discuss, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, issues r…
Cross-Cultural Differences in Perceptions of Distributive Justice: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Indonesia
Respondents in Hong Kong and Indonesia rated a hypothetical allocator depicted as distributing resources based on merit or need in either a positive (reward) or negative (cutback) resource context. Hong Kong respondents perceived that the use of merit was fairer and more principled than the use of need, but they also perceived that the allocator who favored merit was less nice, more selfish, and acted less because of concern for others'welfare. I…
Access Decisions by Personnel Directors: Subtle Forms of Sex Bias in Hiring
Midwestern personnel and management association members rated bogus job applications which had identical background qualifications but varied by sex of applicant, sex-role related attributes of applicant, and degree of fit of applicant credentials to job demands. The applicants were rated on their qualifications and likelihood of being considered for the position, expected performance, and expected success in the job. A significant triple interac…
Effects of success and failure on perceptions of gender identity
The effect of respondents' just world beliefs and target person's social worth and awareness-of-risk on perceptions of a person with Aids
Effects of success and failure on perceptions of gender identity
The Effects of Actual Behavior vs. Mere Labelling in Attribution of Sex Differences
A recurrent problem in interpreting research showing differential reactions to the sexes is that such results may reflect real behavior differences among those observed or differential expectations of those observing. This study used a methodology which allowed these two competing explanations to be tested by assessing whether subjects' ratings of taped interactants whose gender was ambiguous would be determined mainly by what gender the subjects…
Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences in Perceptions of Fairness
Indian and American respondents were presented vignettes that portrayed two target individuals, one meritorious and one financially needy. The respondents' task was to allocate a resource between the targets in the fairest way. In half of the vignettes the resource was positive (bonus money); in the other half it was negative (reduction in salary). Every combination of sex-of-target was used. Results showed significant positive and negative effec…
Access Decisions by Personnel Directors: Subtle Forms of Sex Bias in Hiring
Midwestern personnel and management association members rated bogus job applications which had identical background qualifications but varied by sex of applicant, sex-role related attributes of applicant, and degree of fit of applicant credentials to job demands. The applicants were rated on their qualifications and likelihood of being considered for the position, expected performance, and expected success in the job. A significant triple interac…
The effect of respondents' just world beliefs and target person's social worth and awareness-of-risk on perceptions of a person with Aids
Factors affecting perceptions of medical errors
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Current challenges
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: A cross-cultural view
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: A cross-cultural view
U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child: Current challenges
Fairness and Health Care Decision Making: Testing the Group Value Model of Procedural Justice
Empowerment Evaluation Applied: Experiences, Analysis, and Recommendations from a Case Study
The empowerment evaluation approach is applied and examined within the context of a case study involving three comprehensive communities’ initiatives. Although considerable literature has been published concerning the efficacy and legitimacy of the empowerment evaluation approach, little documentation exists regarding the empirical application of this approach. In this article we discuss, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives, issues r…
Micro- and Macro-Justicein the Allocation of Resources between in-Group and Out-Group Members: A Cross-Cultural Comparison
Respondents from Turkey and the United States solved micro- and macro-justice dilemmas requiring them to allocate scholarships and governance board memberships. Recipients were either groups or individuals who were members of respondents'in-groups or out-groups. Turkish respondents showed a stronger preference than U.S. respondents for macro deservingness only when recipients were from their in-groups and, in general, preferred in-group over out-…
Cross-Cultural Differences in Perceptions of Distributive Justice: A Comparison of Hong Kong and Indonesia
Respondents in Hong Kong and Indonesia rated a hypothetical allocator depicted as distributing resources based on merit or need in either a positive (reward) or negative (cutback) resource context. Hong Kong respondents perceived that the use of merit was fairer and more principled than the use of need, but they also perceived that the allocator who favored merit was less nice, more selfish, and acted less because of concern for others'welfare. I…
Transformative Change: An Analysis of the Evolution of Special Events Within 3 Communities
Descriptive qualitative case studies were conducted to examine the evolution of special events in a large-scale program in South Carolina to prevent child abuse and neglect. For these analyses, narrative project logs were reviewed from 3 selected project communities, and emerging themes and topics were identified. The development and use of special events to promote project goals varied in each of the 3 different types of community contexts. Resu…
Strong Communities: What Did Participants Actually Do?
Detailed information about what actually happened in large-scale efforts to transform communities is sparse. Using biweekly reports of the Strong Communities initiative's outreach workers' activities over a 3.5-year period, this article examines the characteristics of individuals whom the outreach workers were able to involve in the project, the degree of involvement that various community sectors (eg, fire, police, churches, civic groups) have h…
Psychology (15 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Perception (5 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Convention (4 works)