Identity theory invokes two distinct but related concepts, identity salience and prominence, to
explain how the organization of identities that make up the self impacts the probability that a …

This article examines empirically ideas initially proposed in speculative work by Ervin and
Stryker dealing with what could be understood about human social behavior and interaction …

Abstract Background and Objectives The diminished wellbeing of caregivers is well
documented, but studies typically draw upon coarse measures of time use and thus provide …

This paper proposes an explanation of the overreporting of voting participation based in
Stryker's identity theory (1980), integrating the social pressure approach of Bernstein …

Recent work has demonstrated that Canadians overreport church attendance at rates similar
to respondents in the United States. Overreporting in the United States has been attributed …

Drawing on the work of Emile Durkheim ([1912] 1995) and Rodney) as well as research on
the anti-ascetic thesis and reference group theory, we formulate a series of hypotheses …

Conceptualizing social structure within symbolic interaction is one goal of identity theory.
Symbolic interaction has historically been criticized for an inadequate specification of social …

That church attendance rates are overestimated by conventional surveys is well established.
Much of the extant literature places the locus of the error primarily on measurement; …

Existing measures of identity salience assess the propensity to invoke an identity by asking
survey respondents to imagine hypothetical first meetings with kinds of people to whom they …

Despite widespread use in survey research, the accuracy and validity of self-reported church
attendance questions have often been debated. Since the seminal article by Hadaway et …