Below is a list of publications that analyze culture from scholars within the Culture Lab community.
Publications
Besel, Angie, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, Joanna Pepin, and James H. Banning. 2009. "Here Comes the Bride: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Bridal Books." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 21:98-124.
Bianchi, Suzanne M., John P. Robinson and Melissa A. Milkie. 2006. Changing Rhythms of American Family Life. New York: Russell Sage.
Chepp, Valerie. "Black Feminist Theory and the Politics of Irreverence: The Case of Women's Rap." Feminist Theory [forthcoming].
Chepp, Valerie. "Black Feminism and Third Wave Women's Rap: A Content Analysis, 1996-2003." [Conditional acceptance at Popular Music and Society.]
Cotter, David, Joan M. Hermsen, and Reeve Vanneman. 2011. "The End of the Gender Revolution? Gender Role Attitudes from 1977-2008." American Journal of Sociology 117:259-89.
Denny, Kathleen E. 2011. "Gender in Context, Content, and Approach: Comparing Gender Messages in Girl Scout and Boy Scout Handbooks." Gender & Society 25:27-47.
Fisher, Dana R., Philip Leifield, and Yoko Iwaki. 2013. "Mapping the Ideological Networks of American Climate Politics." Climatic Change 116:523-45.
Milkie, Melissa A. 2002. "Contested Images of Femininity: An Analysis of Cultural Gatekeepers' Struggles with the 'Real Girl' Critique." Gender & Society 16:839-59.
Milkie, Melissa A. 1999. "Social Comparisons, Reflected Appraisals, and Mass Media: The Impact of Pervasive Beauty Images on Black and White Girls' Self-Concepts." Social Psychology Quarterly 62:190-210.
Milkie, Melissa A. 1994. "A Social World Approach to the Study of Culture: Mass Media and the Adolescent Peer Group." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 23:354-80.
Milkie, Melissa A., Suzanne M. Bianchi, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and John P. Robinson. 2002. "Gendered Division of Childrearing: Ideals, Realities, and the Relationship to Parental Well-Being." Sex Roles 47:21-38.
Milkie, Melissa A. and Kathleen E. Denny. 2014. "Changes in the Cultural Model of Father Involvement: Descriptions of Benefits to Fathers, Children and Mothers in Parents’ Magazine, 1926-2006." Journal of Family Issues 35:223-53.
Milkie, Melissa A., Robin W. Simon and Brian Powell. 1997. "Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles." Social Psychology Quarterly 60:218-37.
Pepin, Joanna, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, and James H. Banning. 2008. "An Analysis of Wedding Books for Grooms: A Feminist Perspective." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 20:328-56.
Pescosolido, Bernice A., Elizabeth Grauerholz, and Melissa A. Milkie. 1997. "Culture and Conflict: The Portrayal of Blacks in U.S. Children's Picture Books Through the Mid- and Late-Twentieth Century." American Sociological Review 62:443-64.
Segal, David R., Mady W. Segal, and Dana P. Eyre. 1992. "The Social Construction of Peacekeeping in America." Sociological Forum 7:121-36.
Segal, Mady W. and Amanda F. Hansen. 1992. "Value Rationales in Policy Debates on Women in the Military: A Content Analysis of Congressional Testimony, 1941-1985." Social Science Quarterly 73:296-309.
Smirnova, Michelle H. 2012. "A Will to Youth: The Woman's Anti-Aging Elixir." Social Science & Medicine 75:1236-43.
Spalding, Roy, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, James H. Banning, and Joanna Pepin. 2009. "Relationship Advice in Top-Selling Men's Magazines: A Qualitative Document Analysis." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 22:203-24.
Warner, Catharine. 2010. "Emotional Safeguarding: Exploring the Nature of Middle-Class Parents’ School Involvement." Sociological Forum 25:703-24.
Publications
Besel, Angie, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, Joanna Pepin, and James H. Banning. 2009. "Here Comes the Bride: An Ethnographic Content Analysis of Bridal Books." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 21:98-124.
Bianchi, Suzanne M., John P. Robinson and Melissa A. Milkie. 2006. Changing Rhythms of American Family Life. New York: Russell Sage.
Chepp, Valerie. "Black Feminist Theory and the Politics of Irreverence: The Case of Women's Rap." Feminist Theory [forthcoming].
Chepp, Valerie. "Black Feminism and Third Wave Women's Rap: A Content Analysis, 1996-2003." [Conditional acceptance at Popular Music and Society.]
Cotter, David, Joan M. Hermsen, and Reeve Vanneman. 2011. "The End of the Gender Revolution? Gender Role Attitudes from 1977-2008." American Journal of Sociology 117:259-89.
Denny, Kathleen E. 2011. "Gender in Context, Content, and Approach: Comparing Gender Messages in Girl Scout and Boy Scout Handbooks." Gender & Society 25:27-47.
Fisher, Dana R., Philip Leifield, and Yoko Iwaki. 2013. "Mapping the Ideological Networks of American Climate Politics." Climatic Change 116:523-45.
Milkie, Melissa A. 2002. "Contested Images of Femininity: An Analysis of Cultural Gatekeepers' Struggles with the 'Real Girl' Critique." Gender & Society 16:839-59.
Milkie, Melissa A. 1999. "Social Comparisons, Reflected Appraisals, and Mass Media: The Impact of Pervasive Beauty Images on Black and White Girls' Self-Concepts." Social Psychology Quarterly 62:190-210.
Milkie, Melissa A. 1994. "A Social World Approach to the Study of Culture: Mass Media and the Adolescent Peer Group." Journal of Contemporary Ethnography 23:354-80.
Milkie, Melissa A., Suzanne M. Bianchi, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and John P. Robinson. 2002. "Gendered Division of Childrearing: Ideals, Realities, and the Relationship to Parental Well-Being." Sex Roles 47:21-38.
Milkie, Melissa A. and Kathleen E. Denny. 2014. "Changes in the Cultural Model of Father Involvement: Descriptions of Benefits to Fathers, Children and Mothers in Parents’ Magazine, 1926-2006." Journal of Family Issues 35:223-53.
Milkie, Melissa A., Robin W. Simon and Brian Powell. 1997. "Through the Eyes of Children: Youths' Perceptions and Evaluations of Maternal and Paternal Roles." Social Psychology Quarterly 60:218-37.
Pepin, Joanna, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, and James H. Banning. 2008. "An Analysis of Wedding Books for Grooms: A Feminist Perspective." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 20:328-56.
Pescosolido, Bernice A., Elizabeth Grauerholz, and Melissa A. Milkie. 1997. "Culture and Conflict: The Portrayal of Blacks in U.S. Children's Picture Books Through the Mid- and Late-Twentieth Century." American Sociological Review 62:443-64.
Segal, David R., Mady W. Segal, and Dana P. Eyre. 1992. "The Social Construction of Peacekeeping in America." Sociological Forum 7:121-36.
Segal, Mady W. and Amanda F. Hansen. 1992. "Value Rationales in Policy Debates on Women in the Military: A Content Analysis of Congressional Testimony, 1941-1985." Social Science Quarterly 73:296-309.
Smirnova, Michelle H. 2012. "A Will to Youth: The Woman's Anti-Aging Elixir." Social Science & Medicine 75:1236-43.
Spalding, Roy, Toni Schindler Zimmerman, Christine A. Fruhauf, James H. Banning, and Joanna Pepin. 2009. "Relationship Advice in Top-Selling Men's Magazines: A Qualitative Document Analysis." Journal of Feminist Family Therapy 22:203-24.
Warner, Catharine. 2010. "Emotional Safeguarding: Exploring the Nature of Middle-Class Parents’ School Involvement." Sociological Forum 25:703-24.
