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Michael J. Carter
Degrees:
- Sonoma State University, BA, Communications, 1995
- San Diego State University, MA, Sociology, 2003
Awards:
Outstanding Teaching Assistant for the 2004-2005 Academic Year
Department of Sociology, University of California, Riverside
C. Dale Johnson Scholarship, San Diego State University
Research Areas:
Social Psychology, Institutions
Publications:
Stets, Jan E., Michael J. Carter, Michael M. Harrod, Christine Cerven, and Seth Abrutyn. Forthcoming. “The Moral Identity, Status, Moral Emotions, and the Normative Order.” in Social Structure and Emotion, edited by J. Clay-Warner and D. T. Robinson. Burlington, MA: Elsevier.
Carter, Michael J. In Press. “Identity Theory.” in The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, edited by G. Ritzer. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishers.
Stets, Jan E. and Michael J. Carter. 2006. “The Moral Identity: A Principle Level Identity.” Pp. 293-316 in Purpose, Meaning, and Action: Control Systems Theories in Sociology, edited by K. McClelland and T. J. Fararo. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
Biography:
Michael J. Carter's interests are in the areas of identity research, emotions, morality, and the sociology of education. His past research focused on curriculum changes in elementary education, specifically the effects of merit pay, content standards, and scripted learning on contemporary pedagogy. He is currently studying morality and how the moral self influences human behavior. Current projects examine emotions and social structure, specifically how the moral self as expressed in one’s moral identity guides behavior in interaction and influences moral emotions—both of which serve to uphold the normative order. He also has examined how individuals’ status and relative status in the social structure correspond to specific moral emotions. His research seeks to reveal how actors’ moral identities and the structural position of self and others influence emotional reactions to behavior.
Contact Information: mikejcarter@charter.net
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