Sociology & Criminology for a Changing World
Robert J. Sampson is an American sociologist and criminologist known for his influential work on urban inequality, neighborhood effects, life-course criminology, and collective efficacy. He is the Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences at Harvard University and a former president of the American Society of Criminology. Sampson has conducted groundbreaking empirical studies that
Michael R. Gottfredson is an American criminologist best known for co-developing the General Theory of Crime with Travis Hirschi. He has held academic and administrative positions at institutions such as the University of Arizona and the University of California, Irvine, where he served as Chancellor. Gottfredson’s work has focused on the causes of criminal behavior,
Travis Hirschi was an American criminologist whose theories fundamentally shaped the study of crime and deviance in the second half of the 20th century. He served as a professor at institutions such as the University of Arizona and the University of Washington and is best known for developing the Social Bond Theory and, later, the
Robert K. Merton was one of the most influential American sociologists of the 20th century. Known for his theoretical clarity and empirical orientation, Merton made significant contributions to the sociology of science, deviance, and social structure. He was a student of Talcott Parsons but developed a more pragmatic and middle-range approach to theory, focusing on
Talcott Parsons was one of the most influential American sociologists of the 20th century and a central figure in establishing sociology as an academic discipline in the United States. He is best known for developing structural functionalism, a theoretical framework that views society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote stability and