Thomas J. Scheff

10.5k citations
141 papers · 6.3k indexed · 3 hit papers · h-index 34

Impact in

    • Emotions and Moral Behavior
    • Mental Health Treatment and Access
    • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
    • Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications

Papers in

    • Emotions and Moral Behavior 24
    • Cultural Differences and Values 10
    • Mental Health Treatment and Access 8
    • Mental Health and Psychiatry 9

Thomas J. Scheff

129 papers receiving 5.2k citations

Hit Papers

Being Mentally Ill: A Sociological Theory 2001 · 273 citations
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Peers

Thomas J. Scheff
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  • Social Psychology 2.1k
  • Clinical Psychology 1.8k
  • General Psychology 81
  • Gender Studies 578
  • Sociology and Political Science 2.5k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
#Work
1
The Cooley-Elias-Goffman Theory
20171
2 20141
3 20104
4 200911
5 20072
6
Silence and Mobilization: Emotional/relational Dynamics
20065
7 200325
8 20031
9
Skam och sociala band : Om social underordning och utdragna konflikter
20023
10 200149
11
Qualitative methods in the health sciences
19973
12 19958
13 19951
14 19931
15 198914
16
Shame and Conformity: The Deference-Emotion System
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1988431
17 197517
18
Das Etikett "Geisteskrankheit" : soziale Interaktion und psychische Störung
19732
19
Mental illness and social processes
196724
20 196389

About Thomas J. Scheff

Thomas J. Scheff is a scholar working on Social Psychology, Philosophy, Clinical Psychology, General Psychology and Sociology and Political Science, having authored 141 papers that have together received 6.3k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Emotions and Moral Behavior (24 papers), Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications (12 papers), Cultural Differences and Values (10 papers), Mental Health and Psychiatry (9 papers), Mental Health Treatment and Access (8 papers), Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (7 papers), Psychology of Social Influence (7 papers) and Social and Intergroup Psychology (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Social Psychology (2.1k citations), Clinical Psychology (1.8k citations), General Psychology (81 citations), Gender Studies (578 citations) and Sociology and Political Science (2.5k citations). Thomas J. Scheff has collaborated with scholars based in United States, United Kingdom and Netherlands. Frequent co-authors include Leonard Krasner, Gordon Clanton, David Matza, Stacy De Coster, Suzanne M. Retzinger, Robin M. Williams, Albert K. Cohen, David D. Franks, Robert Brannon and Deborah S. David. Their work appears in journals such as Contemporary Sociology A Journal of Reviews, American Sociological Review, American Behavioral Scientist, Social Problems and Symbolic Interaction.

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