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D-Index
43
Citations
21362
World Ranking
4246
National Ranking
2022

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2002 - Lee Founders Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems Santa Barbara

Overview

Thomas J. Scheff is affiliated with the University of California, Santa Barbara in the United States. Their academic career is noted for contributions recognized by the Society for the Study of Social Problems, having received the Lee Founders Award in 2002 in Santa Barbara.

While specific details about their recent publications, co-authors, and main research topics are not available, Scheff's recognized work has contributed to social problem studies as indicated by the award.

There is no publicly listed information on frequent publication venues, book publications, or specified fields and subfields of study related to Scheff. This limits the ability to provide a detailed overview of their research domains or scholarly output.

Best Publications

  • Being mentally ill : a sociological theory

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Microsociology: Discourse, Emotion, and Social Structure

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Shame and conformity: The deference-emotion system.

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Catharsis in healing, ritual, and drama

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Emotions and violence

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Bloody Revenge: Emotions, Nationalism and War

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Emotions, the Social Bond, and Human Reality: Part/Whole Analysis

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Shame in Self and Society

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Shame and the Social Bond: A Sociological Theory

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Emotions and Violence: Shame and Rage in Destructive Conflicts

    Thomas J. Scheff;Suzanne M. Retzinger

  • The labelling theory of mental illness.

    T J Scheff

  • Being Mentally Ill

    David Matza;Thomas J. Scheff

  • Goffman Unbound!: A New Paradigm for Social Science

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • TOWARD A SOCIOLOGICAL MODEL OF CONSENSUS

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • The shame-rage spiral: A case study of an interminable quarrel.

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Negotiating Reality: Notes on Power in the Assessment of Responsibility

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Decision rules, types of error, and their consequences in medical diagnosis

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • The Role of the Mentally Ill and the Dynamics of Mental Disorder: A Research Framework *

    Thomas J. Scheff

  • Microsociology: Discourse, Emotion and Social Structure

    Ian Burkitt;Thomas J. Scheff

  • The Forty-Nine Percent Majority: The Male Sex Role.

    Jane H. Scheff;Thomas J. Scheff;Deborah S. David;Robert Brannon

  • Emotions, the social bond, and human reality: Acknowledgments

    Unknown

  • Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory.

    John A. Clausen;Thomas J. Scheff

Frequent Co-Authors

Bengt Starrin
Bengt Starrin Karlstad University
William H. Frey
William H. Frey University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Howard S. Becker
Howard S. Becker University of Washington
Rita J. Simon
Rita J. Simon American University

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