The Subculture of Violence: Towards an Integrated Theory in CriminologyA re-issue of the 1967 classic. Since the book was first published, the subculture of violence hypothesis has been widely accepted. The book is a forceful statement of the need to integrate social science knowledge across the artificial boundaries of scholarly disciplines. Literature from sociology, biology, psychiatry and law is drawn together to create a model of criminal behaviour that has proved to be of use to scientist and policy-maker alike. `The work provides a comprehensive survey and analytical discussion of studies concerned with aggression, violence, and homicide.' -- Adolescence `Since the first edition in 1967 this book has become a classic in the criminological literature and has been |
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THE MEANING OF INTEGRATION | 1 |
NOTES AND REFERENCES | 14 |
NOTES AND REFERENCES | 76 |
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| Title | The Subculture of Violence: Towards an Integrated Theory in Criminology |
| Authors | Marvin Eugene Wolfgang, Franco Ferracuti |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint, revised |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, 1982 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Aug 25, 2007 |
| ISBN | 0803918089, 9780803918085 |
| Length | 333 pages |
| Subjects | › Social Science / Criminology |
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