John Johnson

CONTEMPORARY THINKERS AND TOPICS
IN SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM

John M. Johnson

John M. Johnson, a professor at Arizona State University in its School of Justice Studies, received a PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 1973. Since that time he has published eleven books and over 100 articles and chapters on topics such as existential and interactional theory, official corruption, domestic violence, religious crusades, qualitative methods, research ethics, justice theory, the death penalty, formal organizations, bureaucratic propaganda, drug laws, white-collar crime, and prison reform. He usually does qualitative research, and his recent research interests have focused on human rights, the death penalty, orders of protection, stalking, and the nature of forgiveness. In 2002 he was awarded the George Herbert Mead Award by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, for his career scholarly contributions in the tradition of Mead and symbolic interaction.

Recent publications include:

Joseph A. Kotarba and John M. Johnson, eds. 2002. "The Stalking Process." Postmodern Existential Sociology. Denver: Rowan and Littlefield.

John M. Johnson, Yvonne Luna, and Judy Stein. 2002. "Orders of Protection and the Stake in Conformity Thesis." Journal of Family Violence.

John M. Johnson and David Altheide. 2002."Reflections on Research Ethics." Good Intentions, Awkward Outcomes: On the Nature of Research Ethics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

John M. Johnson. 2001. "In Depth Interviewing." Handbook of Interviewing Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.


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CONTEMPORARY THINKERS AND TOPICS IN SYMBOLIC INTERACTIONISM John M. Johnson John M. Johnson, a professor at Arizona State University in its School of Justice Studies, received a PhD from the University of California, San Diego in 1973. Since that time he has published eleven books and over 100 articles and chapters on topics such as existential and interactional theory, official corruption, domestic violence, religious crusades, qualitative methods, research ethics, justice theory, the death penalty, formal organizations, bureaucratic propaganda, drug laws, white-collar crime, and prison reform. He usually does qualitative research, and his recent research interests have focused on human rights, the death penalty, orders of protection, stalking, and the nature of forgiveness. In 2002 he was awarded the George Herbert Mead Award by the Society for the Study of Symbolic Interaction, for his career scholarly contributions in the tradition of Mead and symbolic interaction. Recent publications include: Joseph A. Kotarba and John M. Johnson, eds. 2002. "The Stalking Process." Postmodern Existential Sociology. Denver: Rowan and Littlefield. John M. Johnson, Yvonne Luna, and Judy Stein. 2002. "Orders of Protection and the Stake in Conformity Thesis." Journal of Family Violence. John M. Johnson and David Altheide. 2002."Reflections on Research Ethics." Good Intentions, Awkward Outcomes: On the Nature of Research Ethics. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. John M. Johnson. 2001. "In Depth Interviewing." Handbook of Interviewing Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.