Bethany Bryson

2.6k total citations · 2 hit papers
15 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Bethany Bryson is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Communication and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Bethany Bryson has authored 15 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 8 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 5 papers in Communication and 5 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Bethany Bryson's work include Social and Cultural Dynamics (5 papers), Social Media and Politics (4 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). Bethany Bryson is often cited by papers focused on Social and Cultural Dynamics (5 papers), Social Media and Politics (4 papers) and Electoral Systems and Political Participation (4 papers). Bethany Bryson collaborates with scholars based in United States. Bethany Bryson's co-authors include John H. Evans, Paul DiMaggio and Susan Smulyan and has published in prestigious journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review and American Journal of Sociology.

In The Last Decade

Bethany Bryson

15 papers receiving 1.5k citations

Hit Papers

Have American's Social Attitudes Become More Polarized? 1996 2026 2006 2016 1996 1996 250 500 750
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Have American's Social Attitudes Become More Polarized?
    1996 753 citations Paul DiMaggio, John H. Evans et al. American Journal of Sociology profile →
  2. "Anything But Heavy Metal": Symbolic Exclusion and Musical Dislikes
    1996 674 citations Bethany Bryson American Sociological Review profile →

Peers

Bethany Bryson
Mary Ann Clawson United States
Daniel Dayán France
Marc Verboord Netherlands
Gladys Engel Lang United States
Thomas S. Smith United States
John Corner United Kingdom
Karl Erik Rosengren Sweden
Tamar Liebes Israel
Jeffrey C. Alexander United States
Ming‐Cheng M. Lo United States
Mary Ann Clawson United States
Bethany Bryson
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Countries citing papers authored by Bethany Bryson

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Fields of papers citing papers by Bethany Bryson

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Bethany Bryson

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Bethany Bryson. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Bethany Bryson based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Bethany Bryson. Bethany Bryson is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
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Bryson, Bethany, et al.. (2021). Whose Rights are Civil Rights? Evaluating Group Threat as an Explanation for Racial Differences in Attitudes Toward Same-Gender Sexuality. Journal of Homosexuality. 69(14). 2550–2581. 1 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany. (2020). When Survey Respondents Cheat: Internet Exposure and Ideological Consistency in the United States. International journal of communication. 14. 24. 3 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany. (2020). Polarizing the middle: internet exposure and public opinion. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 40(1/2). 99–113. 5 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany, et al.. (2014). Own It! Constructions of Masculinity and Heterosexuality on Reality Makeover Television. Cultural Sociology. 8(3). 258–274. 3 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany, et al.. (2010). Conquering Stereotypes in Research on Race and Gender. Sociological Forum. 25(1). 161–166. 5 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany. (2005). Making Multiculturalism. Stanford University Press eBooks. 20 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany. (2005). Making Multiculturalism: Boundaries and Meaning in U.S. English Departments. Medical Entomology and Zoology. 22 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany. (2002). Working definitions: educational organization and the meaning of multiculturalism. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy. 22(1/2/3). 175–207. 3 indexed citations
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Evans, John H., Bethany Bryson, & Paul DiMaggio. (2001). Opinion Polarization: Important Contributions, Necessary Limitations. American Journal of Sociology. 106(4). 944–959. 33 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany, et al.. (2001). American Conversations: Puerto Ricans, White Ethnics, and Multicultural Education. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 30(2). 121–121. 9 indexed citations
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DiMaggio, Paul, John H. Evans, & Bethany Bryson. (1996). Have American's Social Attitudes Become More Polarized?. American Journal of Sociology. 102(3). 690–755. 753 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bryson, Bethany. (1996). "Anything But Heavy Metal": Symbolic Exclusion and Musical Dislikes. American Sociological Review. 61(5). 884–884. 674 indexed citations breakdown →
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Bryson, Bethany & Susan Smulyan. (1996). Selling Radio: The Commercialization of American Broadcasting, 1920-1934.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 25(5). 689–689. 2 indexed citations
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Bryson, Bethany, et al.. (1994). A Man's Town: Inequality between Women and Men in Rural Australia.. Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews. 23(2). 237–237. 3 indexed citations

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