Freda Adler
Freda Adler (* 1934 ) is an American sociologist and criminologist . In 1976, the professor emeritus from Rutgers University predicted that the success of the women's movement would lead to an increase in female crime. Her research is considered fundamental to researching the deviance of women.
Adler studied at the University of Pennsylvania , where she passed the bachelor's degree in sociology and the master's degree in criminology, as well as a Ph.D. in sociology in 1971. received his doctorate. Your most important academic teacher was Thorsten Sellin . Adler taught as a professor at Rutgers University and as a visiting professor at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1995 she served as President of the American Society of Criminology (ASC).
Fonts (selection)
- Sisters in crime. The rise of the new female criminal . McGraw-Hill, New York 1975, ISBN 0-07-000416-1 .
- Editor with Rita James Simon: The Criminology of deviant women . Houghton Mifflin, Boston 1979, ISBN 0-395-26719-6 .
- The Incidence of female criminality in the contemporary world . New York University Press, New York 1981, ISBN 0-8147-0576-6 .
- with Gerhard OW Mueller and William S. Laufer: Criminology . 8th edition. McGraw-Hill, New York 2013, ISBN 0-07-802642-3 .
Web links
- Melissa Hamilton on Freda Adler and her theory about the crime of women ( Memento from June 27, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Freda Adler: Sisters in crime. The rise of the new female criminal , New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975, ISBN 0-07-000416-1 .
- ↑ See also: The criminology of deviant women, Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1979, ISBN 0-395-26719-6 .
- ↑ See list of ASC presidents.
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| SURNAME | Adler, Freda |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and criminologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1934 |