Francis T. Cullen

Challenging Criminological Theory: The Legacy of Ruth Rosner Kornhauser - Advances in Criminological Theory Francis T. Cullen 1st edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Introduction: The Legacy of Ruth Rosner Kornhauser by Francis T. Cullen and Pamela Wilcox Part I. Ruth Rosner Kornhauser: Life and Criminology 1 Ruth Rosner Kornhauser: A Personal and Intellectual History by Anne M. Kornhauser 2 Ruth Rosner Kornhauser's 1963 Manuscript: An Introduction by Brendan D. Dooley 3 Theoretical Issues in the Sociological Study of Juvenile Delinquency by Ruth Rosner Kornhauser 4 Ruth and Me by Travis Hirschi Part II: Challenging Criminology 5 Social Sources of Delinquency and the Second Coming of Shaw and McKay by Robert J. Bursik, Jr. 6 Social Structure, Culture, and Crime: Assessing Kornhauser's Challenge to Criminology by Ross L. Matsueda 7 Challenging Kornhauser's Critique of Strain Theory by Robert Agnew and Francis T. Cullen Part III: Inspiring New Theoretical Visions 8 Strength of Control Theory by Chester L. Britt and Barbara J. Costello 9 Cultural Disorganization and Crime by Charis E. Kubrin 10 Social Disorganization, Collective Efficacy, and Macro-Level Theories of Social Control by Barbara D. Warner and Robert J. Sampson Part IV: Beyond Kornhauser 11 Social Disorganization and Criminal Opportunity by Pamela Wilcox and Kenneth C. Land 12 Concentrated Disadvantage, the Persistence of Legal Cynicism, and Crime: Revisiting the Conception of "Culture" in Criminology by David S. Kirk and Andrew V. Papachristos 13 Neighborhoods, Social Networks, and Crime by John R. Hipp and Adam Boessen Part V: Criticizing Kornhauser 14 The Contested Place of Motivation in Criminological Theory by David F. Greenberg 15 Taking Criminal Opportunity Seriously: An Actor-Centered Approach by Darrell J. Steffensmeier and Jeffery T. Ulmer 16 Bringing Gangs and Girls Back In by Cheryl L. Maxson Contributors Index

Contributor Bio:  Cullen, Francis T Francis T. Cullen is distinguished professor of criminal justice and sociology at the University of Cincinnati. Contributor Bio:  Wilcox, Pamela Pamela Wilcox is professor of criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati. Contributor Bio:  Sampson, Robert J Robert J. Sampson is Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University. Contributor Bio:  Dooley, Brendan D Brendan D. Dooley is lecturer of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Maryland.