Joseph Marolla

1.1k total citations · 1 hit paper
11 papers, 768 citations indexed

About

Joseph Marolla is a scholar working on Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies and Education. According to data from OpenAlex, Joseph Marolla has authored 11 papers receiving a total of 768 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Sociology and Political Science, 6 papers in Gender Studies and 4 papers in Education. Recurrent topics in Joseph Marolla's work include Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (6 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 papers) and Human Behavior and Motivation (2 papers). Joseph Marolla is often cited by papers focused on Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies (6 papers), Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis (5 papers) and Human Behavior and Motivation (2 papers). Joseph Marolla collaborates with scholars based in United States. Joseph Marolla's co-authors include Diana Scully, David D. Franks, David G. Bromley, J. Sherwood Williams and Christin L. Munsch and has published in prestigious journals such as Social Problems, The Elementary School Journal and Sociological Inquiry.

In The Last Decade

Joseph Marolla

10 papers receiving 676 citations

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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.

Convicted Rapists' Vocabulary of Motive: Excuses and Justifications

1984 308 citations Diana Scully, Joseph Marolla Social Problems profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Joseph Marolla United States	7	468	347	256	155	150	11	768
Lynne Goodstein United States	17	634 1.4×	244 0.7×	421 1.6×	91 0.6×	130 0.9×	29	918
Norman J. Finkel United States	22	447 1.0×	91 0.3×	390 1.5×	267 1.7×	69 0.5×	57	1.0k
Suzanne M. Retzinger United States	10	407 0.9×	70 0.2×	263 1.0×	320 2.1×	101 0.7×	17	758
Mark A. Whatley United States	9	305 0.7×	262 0.8×	103 0.4×	121 0.8×	128 0.9×	23	547
Barbara A. Hunter United States	3	763 1.6×	784 2.3×	100 0.4×	329 2.1×	85 0.6×	3	1.2k
Stephen J. Pfohl United States	10	556 1.2×	45 0.1×	481 1.9×	72 0.5×	108 0.7×	10	890
Joseph Hraba United States	14	480 1.0×	73 0.2×	247 1.0×	197 1.3×	76 0.5×	48	870
Elizabeth Grauerholz United States	11	306 0.7×	358 1.0×	67 0.3×	74 0.5×	92 0.6×	15	630
Mindi D. Foster Canada	17	467 1.0×	240 0.7×	137 0.5×	230 1.5×	48 0.3×	29	684
Wilhelm Heitmeyer Germany	14	536 1.1×	65 0.2×	87 0.3×	122 0.8×	71 0.5×	53	710

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11 of 11 papers shown

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Munsch, Christin L. & Joseph Marolla. (2005). The Effect of Gender and Race on Student Engagement at a Predominantly White Institution. 1–26. 1 indexed citations

2.

Marolla, Joseph, et al.. (2005). Constructing Coercion. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography. 34(3). 284–316. 14 indexed citations

3.

Marolla, Joseph & Diana Scully. (1986). Attitudes toward women, violence, and rape: A comparison of convicted rapists and other felons. Deviant Behavior. 7(4). 337–355. 38 indexed citations

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Scully, Diana & Joseph Marolla. (1985). "Riding the Bull at Gilley's": Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape. Social Problems. 32(3). 251–263. 158 indexed citations

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Scully, Diana & Joseph Marolla. (1985). "Riding the Bull at Gilley's": Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape. Social Problems. 32(3). 251–263. 29 indexed citations

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Scully, Diana & Joseph Marolla. (1984). Convicted Rapists' Vocabulary of Motive: Excuses and Justifications. Social Problems. 31(5). 530–544. 59 indexed citations

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Scully, Diana & Joseph Marolla. (1984). Convicted Rapists' Vocabulary of Motive: Excuses and Justifications. Social Problems. 31(5). 530–544. 308 indexed citations breakdown →

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Marolla, Joseph & David D. Franks. (1982). The Interaction Between Role Structures and Self‐Conceptions in Fostering Different Types of Self‐Esteem in Innovative and Traditional Elementary Schools*. Sociological Inquiry. 52(1). 16–33. 3 indexed citations

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Marolla, Joseph, et al.. (1980). Schools: Antiquated Systems of Social Control. The Educational Forum. 45(1). 77–93. 2 indexed citations

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Franks, David D. & Joseph Marolla. (1976). Efficacious Action and Social Approval as Interacting Dimensions of Self-Esteem: A Tentative Formulation Through Construct Validation. Sociometry. 39(4). 324–324. 154 indexed citations

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Franks, David D., et al.. (1975). In Defense of Playfulness. The Elementary School Journal. 75(4). 207–213. 2 indexed citations

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