Sociological Theory and Criminological Research Views from Europe and the United States

Name: Sociological Theory and Criminological Research Views from Europe and the United States
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ISBN: 9780762313228

ISBN-10: 0762313226

ISBN-13: 9780762313228

Edition: 2006

Authors: Mathieu Deflem

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The contributions in this volume highlight the value of sociological theorizing in various strands of criminological research. The chapters present concrete analyses and discussions of how sociological theory has been useful to the respective authors efforts in criminological research. Collectively they aim to show that some of the very best criminological work is informed in useful and varied ways by sociological theory. Revealing the global reach and nationally distinct variations in the practice of sociological theory and criminology, this volume is explicitly trans-Atlantic in terms of its contributors and the topics and theories they discuss. This book offers ten informative…

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List price: $111.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Publication date: 7/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 289
Size: 6.25" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English



Introduction: The Bearing of Sociological Theory On Criminological Research




From Macro to Micro Models in Crime and Delinquency Analysis


Work and Crime: Can The Missing Link Be Understood Through Max Webers Protestant Ethic?



Truants and the Family: An Empirical Study of Deviant Behavior in Early Adolescence



Revisiting Merton: Continuities in the Theory of Anomie-and-Opportunity-Structures



Criminological Implications of the Thought of George Herbert Mead



Opening the Black Box: The Social Psychology of Gender and Delinquency



Commentary to Part I: Theory and Research in the Sociology and Social Psychology of Crime and Deviance




Crime and Criminal Justice in Socio-Historical Contexts


Identity and Intellectual Work: Biography, Theory and Research on Law Enforcement



Sociological Theory in the Study of Sentencing: Lighthouse for a Traveler Between Continents



They Bring You Up To Do Like Your Daddy Done: Stratification Theory, Employment, and Crime



Emotions, Crime, and Justice: Exploring Durkheimian Themes



In Search of Criminologys Epistemological Threshold



Commentary to Part II: The Fields of Sociology and Criminology