Faculty Profile for Dr. Kyle Michael Puetz

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Dr. Kyle Michael Puetz
Asst Professor of Instruction — Sociology

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Puetz, K. M. (2024). Relational Durkheim: Homo Duplex as the Foundation of a Formalist Cultural Sociology. Sociological Theory, 42(3), 205–230. https://doi.org/10.1177/07352751241241517
  • Puetz, K. M. (2021). Taste boundaries and friendship preferences: Insights from the formalist approach. Poetics, 86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2021.101551
  • Puetz, K. M. (2017). Fields of Mutual Alignment: A Dual-Order Approach to the Study of Cultural Holes. Sociological Theory, 35(3), 228–260. https://doi.org/10.1177/0735275117725765
  • Puetz, K. M., Davis, A. P., & Kinney, A. B. (2021). Meaning structures in the world polity: A semantic network analysis of human rights terminology in the world’s peace agreements. Poetics, 88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poetic.2021.101598
  • Puetz, K. M., & Mayer, B. (2021). Pipes or Prisms? Personal Networks, Network Mechanisms, and Formal Support Receipt In The Wake Of Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The Sociological Quarterly, 62(3), 548–569. https://doi.org/10.1080/00380253.2020.1786478

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Junior Theorist Award, American Sociological Association - Theory Section. August 2024

Selected Service Activities

Member
Student Scholarships and Awards
2024-2025
Editor
Poetics
2023-2025