This paper makes the case for an inhabited institutionalism by pondering questions that
continue to vex institutional theory: How can we account for local activity, agency, and …

Drawing on Bayesian probability theory, we propose a generalization of affect control theory
(BayesACT) that better accounts for the dynamic fluctuation of identity meanings for self and …

This paper extends theory and research concerning cultural models of development beyond
family and demographic matters to a broad range of additional factors, including …

A wide class of economic exchanges, such as bribery and compensated adoption, are
considered morally disreputable precisely because they are seen as economic exchanges …

The negative outcomes associated with cultural stereotypes based on race, class, and
gender and related schema-consistency biases are well documented. How these biases …

Rape on the college campus has gained increasing amounts of attention in higher
education, mainstream news, and public policy. The prevalence rates of rape are especially …

Unequal Foundations offers readers a novel theory and a unique use of cross-cultural data
to assert that the level of economic inequality in a society is reflected in the emotional …

This paper proposes a mechanism by which exposure to forms of culture “in the world”
activates individuals' cognitive associations beneath conscious awareness, making certain …

Abstract The Affect Theory of Social Exchange (ATSE) research program has produced
cumulative insights on how instrumental exchanges lead to the development of affectual …

Recent research from cognitive social science reveals that early collective behavior theorists
had more right than we tend to credit. This may come as a surprise given the rejection of …