Gresham M. Sykes
Gresham M. Sykes (born May 26, 1922 in Plainfield , New Jersey , † October 29, 2010 in Charlottesville , Virginia ) was an American sociologist and criminologist .
Sykes studied sociology at Princeton University ( BA 1950) and Northwestern University ( Ph.D. 1954). He then taught at various universities, including Dartmouth College . Since 1974 he was professor of sociology at the University of Virginia ( retired since 1988).
With his fundamental contribution to the culture of prison life ("Society of Captives") and (together with David Matza ) the theory of neutralization , Sykes became a classic of textbook criminology in two respects. In his work he also dealt with the process of prisonization .
In 1980 he received the Edwin H. Sutherland Award from the American Society of Criminology.
Fonts (selection)
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Techniques of neutralization. A theory of delinquency (1957 - with David Matza)
- Techniques of neutralization. A theory of delinquency. In: Criminal Sociology . F. Sack and R. König. Frankfurt am Main, Academic Publishing Company, 1968.
- Crime and society . 2nd edition, Random House 1967 (first edition 1956).
- The society of captives. A study of a maximum security prison . 2nd edition, Princeton University Press, Princeton 2007, ISBN 978-0-691-13064-4 (first edition 1958).
- Criminology . 2nd edition, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Fort Worth 1992, ISBN 0-15-516118-0 (first edition 1978).
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| SURNAME | Sykes, Gresham M. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sociologist and criminologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Plainfield , New Jersey , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 2010 |
| Place of death | Charlottesville , Virginia , United States |