Browsing by Subject "Affect Control Theory"
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Cultural Meaning, Stigma, and Polarization
(2022)This dissertation aims to investigate the ways in which culture shape how people perceive, remember, and transmit information to one another and how that information can be shaped by culture. I specifically study: (1) how ... -
Explaining Variance in Affect Control Theory: Cultural Consensus, Deflection, and Redefinition
(2018)Affect Control Theory (ACT) conceives of affective sentiments as sharedmeanings among individuals within a single culture. Recognizing the theory's potentialto explain cultural differences and behavior patterns, many researchers ... -
Mapping the Social Ecology of Culture: Social Position, Connectedness, and Influence as Predictors of Systematic Variation in Affective Meaning
(2013)A strong model of culture should capture both the structured and negotiated elements of cultural meaning, allowing for the fluidity of social action and the agency of social actors. Although cultural meanings often reproduce ... -
The Duality of Identities and Groups: The Effects of Status Homophily on Social Interactions and Relations
(2018)Gender and racial stereotypes are a pervasive aspect of social life arising from the consolidation of resources, statuses, and social roles and identities at the population level. They are widely shared group-level associations ...
