ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00114.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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This article offers a biographical sketch of Mirra Komarovsky in the framework of an analysis of her work as a researcher, writer, teacher and feminist. It demonstrates how the cultural conflicts that existed while she was a college student laid the foundation for her later sociological research. It also illustrates the particular dynamics of a woman's career in sociology, especially with regard to the influence of social supports on a woman's sense of “finding her voice.” Her work after retirement suggests that this period may have particular significance in the lives of academic women. The theoretical foundation and methodological characteristics of her work are additional foci of this arti

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00115.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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Self‐confrontation theory is a cognitive‐consistency‐based model of behavioral and cognitive change developed by Milton Rokeach. The theoretical origins and major concepts of self‐confrontation theory are elaborated, along with a review of experimental tests and evidence supporting the theory. The sociological relevance of self‐confrontation theory and research is

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00116.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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Morris Janowitz has been a major contributor to sociological theory and research over the last live decades. The range of his empirical work and the logic of his theory–based on philosophical pragmatism and opposed to “grand” formulations– obscure the magnitude of his contribution to social theory, despite his pervasive influence on research in particular subfields. This paper provides a brief overview of the logic and substance of Janowitz's contribution to macrosociology which is focused on his concepts of institutional analysis, social control, and institution building. The use of these concepts is illustrated substantively in the light of current trends in the development of advanced industrial

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00117.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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The late Donald R. Cressey (1919–1987) was a central figure in twentieth century American criminology. A distinctive feature of criminology since the 1930s has been the dominance of sociology among the various disciplines studying crime and criminal justice. Cressey's contributions to the sociology of crime and delinquency came from his teaching, scholarship, and involvement in criminal justice policy. He was best known for his carrying on the tradition of Edwin Sutherland in taking Sutherland's criminology textbook through many revised editions after Sutherland's passing and for his pioneering, innovative contributions to the study of organized crime, prisons, and criminological theory. He also made central and lasting contributions to the sociology of criminal law and white collar crime. His ideas in each of these areas are reviewed to produce a portrait or profile of what he added to criminology, to remind those who know it already and to introduce it to those who may no

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00118.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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Human beings have a dualistic relationship with the environment, being subject to physical and biological limits and yet being unique in the capacity for culture and symbolic communication. Sociology reflects this context and adds another dualism, drawing heavily from the concepts and perspectives of biological ecology, but reacting almost violently against “reductionism” of any sort, specifically including social Darwinism and environmental determinism. During much of the twentieth century, the predominant trend within sociology was for scholars to downplay or even ignore the importance of the environment, particularly in the United States. This trend was ultimately counterbalanced by sociological responses to the environmental movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s and by the efforts of selected sociologists‐particulady Riley Dunlap and William Catton‐who helped bring together the field of “environmental sociology.” Given the finite nature of many natural resources and the ways in which human activities depend upon and affect the environment, the field of environmental sociology is likely to be an increasingly important one in the ye

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00119.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

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This paper assesses the theoretical and policy significance of one of Robert Merton's most influential contributions to modern sociology, the anomie or “strain” theory of deviant behavior. The enduring theoretical significance of strain theory lies in its sociological completeness. Strain theory preserves the interconnection between culture and social structure which is neglected or defined away by cultural and control theories of deviance. In its emphasis on socially structured contradictions in the relations of consumption, strain theory is also broadly consistent with and complements more conflict‐oriented theories of crime and deviance. A major weakness of Merton's argument is its failure to clearly distinguish the etiological significance of the distribution of opportunities (mobility) and the distribution of outcomes (equality), which has led to misinterpretations of the policy implications of strain theory. Ironically, these problems are revealed through a kind of self‐criticism that applies the basic tools of Mertonian functional analysis to strain theory. The paper concludes that, ambiguities notwithstanding, for purposes of theoretical integration and substantive insight, strain theory remains an important sociological perspective on deviance, especially when set in the context of Merton's broader sociological

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00120.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00121.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

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Book reviewed in this article:Women of Academe: Outsiders in the Sacred Grove. Nadya Aisenberg and Mona Harrington. Amherst, MA: The University of Massachusetts Press, 1988, 207 pages, $30.00 hardback, $10.95 paper.Analyzing Field Reality. Jaber Gubrium. Newbury Park: Sage Publications, 1988, 79 pages.Natural Women, Cultured Men: A Feminist Perspective on Sociological Theory. R. A. Sydie. New York: New York University Press, 1987, 268 pages.Critical Theory Since 1965. Edited by Hazard Adams and Leroy Searle. Tallahassee, FL: Florida State University Press, 1986, 891 pages, $29.95 paper.The Age of Science. David Knight. New York: Basil Blackwell, 1988, $14.95 paperPsychology and the Critical Revolution. Aton G. Hardy. Guilderland, NY: James Publications, 1988, 145 pages.

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00122.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY

ISSN:0038-0245    

DOI:10.1111/j.1475-682X.1989.tb00123.x

出版商:Blackwell Publishing Ltd    

年代:1989

数据来源: WILEY