Faculty and Staff
Steven
F. Cohn, Professor
5728 Fernald Hall, Room 205
Orono, ME 04469-5728
(207) 581-2393
scohn@maine.edu
B.A. (1961) Dartmouth College (Mathematics
& Psychology)
Ph.D. (1976) Columbia University
Steve's areas of interest in
research and teaching are:
social inequality; political sociology; modern sociological theory;
social movements; and survey design and analysis. Steve's research
projects include the adoption of innovations within organizations;
participation and involvement in social movements; and the determinants
of punitive attitudes.
Selected Publications:
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"Ministerial Power and the Iron Law of Oligarchy: A Deviant Analysis."
Review of Religious Research 35 (1993):155-173.
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"U.S. Aid and the Third World Women: The Impact of Peace Corps Programs"
(with Robert Wood and Richard Hagg), Economic Development and Cultural
Change 29 (July 1981):795-811.
•
"The Effects of Funding Changes Upon the Rate of Knowledge Growth in
Algebraic and Differential Topology in the United States," Social
Studies of Science 16 (February 1986):23-59.
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"Organizational Structure, Decision Making Procedures and the Adoption
of Innovations" (with Romaine Turyn), IEEE Transactions on Engineering
Management, EM-31 (November 1984):154-161.
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"Racial Prejudice and Support by Whites for Police Use of Force: A
Research Note." (with Steven Barkan), Justice Quarterly 15 (December
1998):743-753.
