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Papers by Janice McCabe
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, 2005
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2011
Despite the many references to multiculturalism in academic works and media accounts, we know lit... more Despite the many references to multiculturalism in academic works and media accounts, we know little about what it is like in practice. Drawing on data from interviews, ethnographic observations, and archival materials from a multicultural sorority chapter, this article highlights three main ways its members do multiculturalism: (1) recognizing and valuing differences, (2) teaching and learning about differences, and (3)
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 2013
Symbolic Interaction, 2015
This paper places friendships at the center of individuals' identity work, examining how indi... more This paper places friendships at the center of individuals' identity work, examining how individuals construct self-identities through their talk about friend relationships and networks. We conceptualize this “friendship talk” as a subcategory of identity talk. From interviews with emerging adults, we find three strategies of friendship talk: envisioning self through others, betterment distancing, and situating with networks. These strategies demonstrate unique ways identity construction occurs through talk about friends. Individuals verbally connect with and separate from friends while constructing desired selves and moral identities. We suggest that friendship talk strategies may be generic social processes that apply beyond emerging adulthood.
Teaching Sociology, 2006
... Any mistakes are our own. Please ad-dress all correspondence to Jeffrey Dixon, De-partment of... more ... Any mistakes are our own. Please ad-dress all correspondence to Jeffrey Dixon, De-partment of Sociology, Indiana University De-partment of Sociology, 744 Ballantine Hall, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405; e-mail: jedixon@indiana.edu. ...
Social Psychology Quarterly, 2011
Social Forces, 2012
Homophily promotes the development of social relationships within social groups and increases seg... more Homophily promotes the development of social relationships within social groups and increases segregation across groups. Although prior research has demonstrated that network segregation operates in many dimensions such as race and gender, sexual orientation has received little attention. This study investigates what accounts for the segregation between gay, lesbian and bisexual friends and straight friends in GLB youth's personal networks
Sex Roles, 2010
This study uses cognitive interviewing to examine individuals' interpretations of sexuality-relat... more This study uses cognitive interviewing to examine individuals' interpretations of sexuality-related questions and meanings of sex and sexuality. The sample includes 20 adults (12 women and 8 men) who were randomly selected university staff in the Midwestern United States. Using a sexual script and symbolic interactionist framework, we identify two themes in individuals' understandings of sex and sexuality: (1) people's talk about sexuality at the cultural level typically corresponds to traditional gender arrangements and stereotypes; however, personal experiences elicit more contradictions and (2) our relatively small sample revealed a wide range of understandings of sex and sexuality, including how gender expectations influenced their meanings. Implications for theoretical work on gender and sexuality as well as future empirical studies are discussed.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011
Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among teenagers a... more Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among teenagers and young adults, particularly those who do not identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Eff ective interventions to prevent STDs require accurate understanding of youths' sexual behavior.
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2011
... prejudice, and at the micro level when people deny the meaning of race (including whiteness) ... more ... prejudice, and at the micro level when people deny the meaning of race (including whiteness) for individuals' experiences (O'Brien 2001 ... You need different religions, you need different expe-riences growing up. At one recruitment event, Danae, a biracial member, dis-cussed ...
Gender & Society, 2011
Gender representations reproduce and legitimate gender systems. To examine this aspect of the gen... more Gender representations reproduce and legitimate gender systems. To examine this aspect of the gendered social order, we analyze the representation of males and females in the titles and central characters of 5,618 children's books published throughout the twentieth century in the United States. Compared to females, males are represented nearly twice as often in titles and 1.6 times as often as central characters. By no measure in any book series (i.e., Caldecott award winners, Little Golden Books, and books listed in the Children's Catalog) are females represented more frequently than males. We argue that these disparities are evidence of symbolic annihilation and have implications for children's understandings of gender. Nevertheless, important differences in the extent of the disparity are evident by type of character (i.e., child or adult, human or animal), book series, and time period. Specifically, representations of child central characters are the most equitable and animals the most inequitable; Little Golden Books contain the most unequal representations; and the 1930s-1960s-the period between waves of feminist activism-exhibits greater disparities than earlier and later periods. Examining multiple types of books across a long time period shows that change toward gender equality is uneven, nonlinear, and tied to patterns of feminist activism and backlash throughout the century.
Gender & Society, 2005
Page 1. http://gas.sagepub.com/ Gender & Society http://gas.sagepub.com/content/19/4/480 The ... more Page 1. http://gas.sagepub.com/ Gender & Society http://gas.sagepub.com/content/19/4/480 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0891243204273498 2005 19: 480 Gender & Society Janice McCabe US Women and Men What's in a Label? ...
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2011
In the United States, considerable attention has been directed to sexual behaviors of black and w... more In the United States, considerable attention has been directed to sexual behaviors of black and white adolescents, particularly age at first sexual experience and the prevalence of teenage pregnancies. More limited attention has been paid to comparing established sexual relationships in these two racial groups. In this study, we used a national probability sample to compare black (n = 251) and white (n = 544) American women, aged 20-65 years, who were in an established heterosexual relationship of at least 6 months duration. We focused on two aspects of their sexual well-being; how a woman evaluated (1) her sexual relationship and (2) her own sexuality. A range of possible determinants of sexual well-being, including demographic factors, physical and mental health, and aspects of the women's recent sexual experiences, were also assessed using Telephone-Audio-Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (T-ACASI). We found no significant difference between black and white women in their evaluation of their sexual relationships nor in the independent variables that were correlated with this evaluation. Black women, however, evaluated their own sexuality more positively than white women. In examining the correlates of this evaluation, a woman's rating of her own sexual attractiveness proved to be the strongest predictor, with black women rating themselves significantly more sexually attractive than did the white women. Overall, these findings were consistent with previous findings that, compared to white women, black women in the United States have higher self-esteem and tend towards more independence and individualism.
Further Reflections on the Term "Bitch' Janice McCabe & Douglas Schrock Florida Shi... more Further Reflections on the Term "Bitch' Janice McCabe & Douglas Schrock Florida Shite University Í ЁУ^ iriNMAN, E//11.1,, and Fkosi sophisticated analysis of "bitch" is an impor-/\ tant contribution to the feminist critique of sexist language. Their analv-V-^sis of a wide range of examples ...
Sociological Studies of Children and Youth, 2005
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2011
Despite the many references to multiculturalism in academic works and media accounts, we know lit... more Despite the many references to multiculturalism in academic works and media accounts, we know little about what it is like in practice. Drawing on data from interviews, ethnographic observations, and archival materials from a multicultural sorority chapter, this article highlights three main ways its members do multiculturalism: (1) recognizing and valuing differences, (2) teaching and learning about differences, and (3)
International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches, 2013
Symbolic Interaction, 2015
This paper places friendships at the center of individuals' identity work, examining how indi... more This paper places friendships at the center of individuals' identity work, examining how individuals construct self-identities through their talk about friend relationships and networks. We conceptualize this “friendship talk” as a subcategory of identity talk. From interviews with emerging adults, we find three strategies of friendship talk: envisioning self through others, betterment distancing, and situating with networks. These strategies demonstrate unique ways identity construction occurs through talk about friends. Individuals verbally connect with and separate from friends while constructing desired selves and moral identities. We suggest that friendship talk strategies may be generic social processes that apply beyond emerging adulthood.
Teaching Sociology, 2006
... Any mistakes are our own. Please ad-dress all correspondence to Jeffrey Dixon, De-partment of... more ... Any mistakes are our own. Please ad-dress all correspondence to Jeffrey Dixon, De-partment of Sociology, Indiana University De-partment of Sociology, 744 Ballantine Hall, 1020 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405; e-mail: jedixon@indiana.edu. ...
Social Psychology Quarterly, 2011
Social Forces, 2012
Homophily promotes the development of social relationships within social groups and increases seg... more Homophily promotes the development of social relationships within social groups and increases segregation across groups. Although prior research has demonstrated that network segregation operates in many dimensions such as race and gender, sexual orientation has received little attention. This study investigates what accounts for the segregation between gay, lesbian and bisexual friends and straight friends in GLB youth's personal networks
Sex Roles, 2010
This study uses cognitive interviewing to examine individuals' interpretations of sexuality-relat... more This study uses cognitive interviewing to examine individuals' interpretations of sexuality-related questions and meanings of sex and sexuality. The sample includes 20 adults (12 women and 8 men) who were randomly selected university staff in the Midwestern United States. Using a sexual script and symbolic interactionist framework, we identify two themes in individuals' understandings of sex and sexuality: (1) people's talk about sexuality at the cultural level typically corresponds to traditional gender arrangements and stereotypes; however, personal experiences elicit more contradictions and (2) our relatively small sample revealed a wide range of understandings of sex and sexuality, including how gender expectations influenced their meanings. Implications for theoretical work on gender and sexuality as well as future empirical studies are discussed.
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, 2011
Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among teenagers a... more Little is known about the prevalence and correlates of same-sex sexual activity among teenagers and young adults, particularly those who do not identify themselves as gay, lesbian or bisexual. Eff ective interventions to prevent STDs require accurate understanding of youths' sexual behavior.
Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 2011
... prejudice, and at the micro level when people deny the meaning of race (including whiteness) ... more ... prejudice, and at the micro level when people deny the meaning of race (including whiteness) for individuals' experiences (O'Brien 2001 ... You need different religions, you need different expe-riences growing up. At one recruitment event, Danae, a biracial member, dis-cussed ...
Gender & Society, 2011
Gender representations reproduce and legitimate gender systems. To examine this aspect of the gen... more Gender representations reproduce and legitimate gender systems. To examine this aspect of the gendered social order, we analyze the representation of males and females in the titles and central characters of 5,618 children's books published throughout the twentieth century in the United States. Compared to females, males are represented nearly twice as often in titles and 1.6 times as often as central characters. By no measure in any book series (i.e., Caldecott award winners, Little Golden Books, and books listed in the Children's Catalog) are females represented more frequently than males. We argue that these disparities are evidence of symbolic annihilation and have implications for children's understandings of gender. Nevertheless, important differences in the extent of the disparity are evident by type of character (i.e., child or adult, human or animal), book series, and time period. Specifically, representations of child central characters are the most equitable and animals the most inequitable; Little Golden Books contain the most unequal representations; and the 1930s-1960s-the period between waves of feminist activism-exhibits greater disparities than earlier and later periods. Examining multiple types of books across a long time period shows that change toward gender equality is uneven, nonlinear, and tied to patterns of feminist activism and backlash throughout the century.
Gender & Society, 2005
Page 1. http://gas.sagepub.com/ Gender & Society http://gas.sagepub.com/content/19/4/480 The ... more Page 1. http://gas.sagepub.com/ Gender & Society http://gas.sagepub.com/content/19/4/480 The online version of this article can be found at: DOI: 10.1177/0891243204273498 2005 19: 480 Gender & Society Janice McCabe US Women and Men What's in a Label? ...
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2011
In the United States, considerable attention has been directed to sexual behaviors of black and w... more In the United States, considerable attention has been directed to sexual behaviors of black and white adolescents, particularly age at first sexual experience and the prevalence of teenage pregnancies. More limited attention has been paid to comparing established sexual relationships in these two racial groups. In this study, we used a national probability sample to compare black (n = 251) and white (n = 544) American women, aged 20-65 years, who were in an established heterosexual relationship of at least 6 months duration. We focused on two aspects of their sexual well-being; how a woman evaluated (1) her sexual relationship and (2) her own sexuality. A range of possible determinants of sexual well-being, including demographic factors, physical and mental health, and aspects of the women's recent sexual experiences, were also assessed using Telephone-Audio-Computer-Assisted Self-Interviewing (T-ACASI). We found no significant difference between black and white women in their evaluation of their sexual relationships nor in the independent variables that were correlated with this evaluation. Black women, however, evaluated their own sexuality more positively than white women. In examining the correlates of this evaluation, a woman's rating of her own sexual attractiveness proved to be the strongest predictor, with black women rating themselves significantly more sexually attractive than did the white women. Overall, these findings were consistent with previous findings that, compared to white women, black women in the United States have higher self-esteem and tend towards more independence and individualism.
Further Reflections on the Term "Bitch' Janice McCabe & Douglas Schrock Florida Shi... more Further Reflections on the Term "Bitch' Janice McCabe & Douglas Schrock Florida Shite University Í ЁУ^ iriNMAN, E//11.1,, and Fkosi sophisticated analysis of "bitch" is an impor-/\ tant contribution to the feminist critique of sexist language. Their analv-V-^sis of a wide range of examples ...