Paige L. Sweet

Paige L. Sweet
Born1987 (age 36–37)
OccupationSociologist
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Illinois Chicago
Thesis"Traumatizing Politics: Legibility & Survivorhood after Domestic Violence" (2018)
Academic work
Institutions
Notable worksThe Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath (2021)

Paige L. Sweet (born 1987)[1] is a sociologist at the University of Michigan, working in the areas of gender and sexuality, knowledge, gender-based violence.[2] Sweet has received attention for her work[3] on gaslighting in relationships and the workplace.[4][5][6] She is the author of The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath (University of California Press, 2021).[7]

Career

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In 2018, Sweet received her PhD in Sociology from the University of Illinois Chicago.[8]

Sweet is the author of the article “The Sociology of Gaslighting” published in the American Sociological Review (2019), for which she received an award from the American Sociological Association.[9] She has written the book The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and its Aftermath (2021).[10][11][12]

As of 2020, she teaches at the University of Michigan, where she studies gaslighting in relationships and in the workplace.[13] She argues that gaslighting is mostly a sociological phenomenon made possible by social inequalities, including gender.[14][15] She has related gaslighting to sexual situations,[16] medicine,[17][18] the legal system,[13] and to the work place.[13]

Selected publications

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Articles

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  • Sweet, Paige L. (1 October 2019). "The Sociology of Gaslighting". American Sociological Review. 84 (5): 851–875. doi:10.1177/0003122419874843. ISSN 0003-1224. S2CID 204375723.
  • Sweet, Paige L. (1 September 2015). "Chronic Victims, Risky Women: Domestic Violence Advocacy and the Medicalization of Abuse". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 41 (1): 81–106. doi:10.1086/681772. ISSN 0097-9740. S2CID 147137732.
  • Sweet, Paige L. (1 December 2014). "'Every bone of my body:' Domestic violence and the diagnostic body". Social Science & Medicine. 122: 44–52. doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.014. ISSN 0277-9536. PMID 25441316.

Books

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References

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  1. ^ "Sweet, Paige L., 1987-". id.loc.gov. Retrieved December 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "Paige L. Sweet | U-M LSA Sociology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  3. ^ Sweet, Paige L. (2019-09-20). "The Sociology of Gaslighting". American Sociological Review. 84 (5): 851–875. doi:10.1177/0003122419874843. ISSN 0003-1224.
  4. ^ "What Is Gaslighting? Definition, Examples And Support". Forbes Health. 2022-03-17. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  5. ^ "Examples of Gaslighting in a Relationship". Discover Magazine. Retrieved 2023-10-27.
  6. ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/04/opinion/caleb-love-bombing-gaslighting-trauma.html(subscription required)
  7. ^ Sweet, Paige (November 2021). The Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath. ISBN 978-0-520-37771-4.
  8. ^ "Paige L. Sweet | U-M LSA Sociology". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  9. ^ "Race, Gender and Class Award Recipient History". American Sociological Association. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  10. ^ Fraser, Sarah (12 May 2021). "CFP Podcast: Third Rail: Gaslighting in medicine". cfppodcast.libsyn.com. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Paige L. Sweet". lsa.umich.edu. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  12. ^ Carter, Elisabeth (7 November 2020). "Distort, Extort, Deceive and Exploit: Exploring the Inner Workings of a Romance Fraud". The British Journal of Criminology. 61 (2): 283–302. doi:10.1093/bjc/azaa072.
  13. ^ a b c Conrad, Marissa (22 June 2021). "What Is Gaslighting And How Do You Deal With It?". Forbes Health. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  14. ^ Cares, Alison C.; Reckdenwald, Amy; Fernandez, Ketty (2021). "4. Domestic violence and abuse through a sociological lens". In Devaney, John; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline; Macy, Rebecca J.; Øverlien, Carolina; Holt, Stephanie (eds.). The Routledge International Handbook of Domestic Violence and Abuse. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-367-33485-7.
  15. ^ Murray, Douglas (2021). "10. "Fearful of being pursued, yet determined to persevere": Northanger Abbey and the #MeToo movement". In Holland, Mary K.; Hewett, Heather (eds.). #MeToo and Literary Studies: Reading, Writing, and Teaching about Sexual Violence and Rape Culture. New York: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 166. ISBN 978-1-5013-7274-2.
  16. ^ "The Dangers of Sexual Gaslighting | Psychology Today United Kingdom". www.psychologytoday.com. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  17. ^ Sebring, Jennifer C. H. (25 August 2021). "Towards a sociological understanding of medical gaslighting in western health care". Sociology of Health & Illness. 43 (9): 1951–1964. doi:10.1111/1467-9566.13367. ISSN 1467-9566. PMID 34432297. S2CID 237290853.
  18. ^ "Covid-19 knowledge and the 'bad expert'". the polyphony. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 10 October 2021.

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