Buch, Englisch, 433 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 151 mm, Gewicht: 656 g
Advances in Criminological Theory
Buch, Englisch, 433 Seiten, Format (B × H): 230 mm x 151 mm, Gewicht: 656 g
Reihe: Advances in Criminological Theory
ISBN: 978-1-138-51655-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The volume shows criminology to be a human enterprise. Ideas are not driven primarily and often not at all by data. Theories are not invented solely as part of the scientific process; they are not inevitable. American criminology's great theories most often precede the collection of data; they guide and produce empirical inquiry, not vice versa. Theoretical paradigms are shaped by a host of factors‘scholars' assumptions about the world drawn from their social constructs, disciplinary content and ideology, cognitive environments found in specific universities and the field's scholarly networks, and, quirks in a person's biography.
The volume demonstrates that humanity is what makes theory possible. Diverse experiences when we were born, where we have lived, the unique trajectories of our personal life courses, the disciplines and academic places we have ended up allow individual scholars to see the world differently.
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Introduction: Preserving the Origins of American Criminology Part I. The Chicago School of Criminology Part II. Merton’s Columbia University Tradition Part III. Criminology at the University of Pennsylvania Part IV. New Visions of Crime Part V. The Control Theory-Social Learning Theory Debate Part VI. The Development of Life-Course Theory