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Chris Hunter

Professor of Sociology

hunter@grinnell.edu
Campus Phone: 
(641) 269-3135
Unit (Dept., Office, Center, etc.): 
Sociology
Grinnell in Washington
Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies
Position: 
Professor of Sociology
On-Campus Address: 
114 Carnegie Hall, 1210 Park Street
Education / Degrees: 
Ph.D., Sociology, Princeton University, 1978
B.A. Sociology, Brown University, 1971
Publications: 
TitleURLSynopsis
"Observing Harassment: The Effects of Apologies, Excuses, and Justifications on Perceptions of the SUnder Revision. 1995.
"Aligning Actions: Types and Social Distribution"1992. Reprinted in Social Psychological Foundations: Readings From the Interactionist Perspective (JAI Press). Harvey Farberman et al., eds.
"The Perceived Seriousness of Racial Harassment"McClelland, Kent and Christopher Hunter. 1992. Social Problems 39:92-107.
"Honoring Accounts for Sexual Harassment: A Factorial Survey Analysis"Hunter, Christopher and Kent McClelland. 1991. Sex Roles 24:725-752.
Primary Academic Interest: 
The Intersection of Psychological and Sociological Social Psychology
Other Academic Interests: 
The Organizational Analysis of Non-profit Organizations
Deviance and Criminology
The Effectiveness of Justifications, Excuses, and Apologies, Especially in Mitigating or Exacerbating the Perceived Seriousness of Acts of Sexual and Racial Harassment

Scholarly Activities:

  • During my sabbatical in 1996-1997, I co-directed, with Kent McClelland, an ethnographic study of a local human-services agency, Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA). This study is funded under an "Early Head Start" Health and Human Services grant for 1995-1997. We are interested in MICA's success in transforming itself into a "learning organization" despite the difficult environment for non-profit social service agencies.
  • Coordinator of Grinnell College's MOST Program [American Sociological Society's Minority Opportunities through School Transformation ], 1994-96
  • Grinnell Faculty Representative, ACM Committee on Minority Concerns, 1992-97
  • Member, Board of Directors, Stewart Public Library, 1991-97
  • Member, Board of Directors, Mid-Iowa Community Action, 1984-90
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