Carrabine Crime and Social Theory

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-137-60991-5
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 196 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

What can social theory really teach us about crime in the world today? This book gives an overview of key theoretical debates alongside explanations of cutting edge research to show how abstract thought relates to everyday experience. Looking at global crime to street crime, it brings together the most significant work on crime and social theory.

Zielgruppe

Lower undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carrabine, Eamonn

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.- 1. Formative Positions.- 2. Sociological Traditions.- 3. Transgression.- 4. Control.- Geography.- 6. Representation.- Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Eamonn Carrabine is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Essex. His books include Crime in Modern Britain (co-authored, 2002), Power, Discourse and Resistance: A Genealogy of the Strangeways Prison Riot (2004), and Crime, Culture and the Media (2008), while his co-authored textbook Criminology: A Sociological Introduction is now in its third edition.