Robert L. Burgess
Robert Lewis Burgess (* 1931 ) is an American sociologist and criminologist .
Burgess received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1968. PhD. He is Professor Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University .
His most important contribution to textbook criminology is the theory of differential reinforcement , developed together with Ronald L. Akers , a pre-form of the theory of social learning , which is a supplement to the criminological learning theory of Edwin H. Sutherland . According to Burgess / Akers, the positive or negative reinforcement depends on the situation. For example, a prison sentence does not have to be stigmatizing, it can also lead to an improvement in status in a subcultural group.
In addition, Burgess has dealt with sociological and social-psychological family research.
Fonts (selection)
- A Differential Association-Reinforcement Theory of Criminal Behavior , in Social Problems Vol. 14 (1966), No. 2, pp. 128–147 (with Ronald L. Akers)
- Behavioral sociology: The experimental analysis of social process (1969 with D. Bushell, Jr.)
- Social exchange in developing relationships (1980 with TL Huston)
- Evolutionary perspectives on human development . Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, California 2005, ISBN 0761927905 , with K. MacDonald.
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Burgess, Robert L. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burgess, Robert Lewis (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and criminologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1931 |