Description:
This volume is divided into five sections that, when taken together, offer an informative account of the impact of Ruth Rosner Kornhauser's Social Sources of Delinquency on the development of American criminological thought. This classic book was her major contribution to the field.
Brief description:
Pamela Wilcox is professor of criminal justice at the University of Cincinnati.
Review Quotes:
-This edited volume analyzes the work of sociologist Ruth Rosner Kornhauser (d. 1995) for its continued influence on criminological theory. . . . The volume, one in a robust and important series, provides detail and analysis of a small body of work that has proved to be far more influential than might be anticipated, given the quantity. That Kornhauser's career and life was cut short is tragic. So too is the realization that she may have contributed far more to the understanding crime and criminal and delinquent behavior. . . . Summing Up: Highly recommended.-
--F. E. Knowles, Choice