John Itsuro Kitsuse
John Itsuro Kitsuse (born August 25, 1923 in Imperial Valley , † November 27, 2003 in Santa Cruz ) was an American criminal sociologist who was one of the founders of the labeling approach.
Life
Kitsuse was the son of Japanese immigrants, because of his origins he was interned for a year during the Second World War . He studied at Boston University and the University of California in Los Angeles , where he received his Ph.D. received his doctorate. After studying in Japan, he introduced Naikan as a method of rehabilitation in the American penal system. From 1958 to 1974 he was professor of sociology at Northwestern University , then until 1991 at the University of California at Santa Cruz . His pioneering work on the social construction of deviance has continued relevance to critical criminology .
Fonts (selection)
- Studies in the sociology of social problems . Ablex Pub. Corp, Norwood 1984, ISBN 0893910538 (edited with Joseph W. Schneider).
- Constructing social problems . 3rd edition, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick 2001, ISBN 0765807165 (with Malcolm Spector).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Itsuro Kitsuse , US Social Security Death Directory (SSDI), accessed September 30, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kitsuse, John Itsuro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kitsuse, John; Kitsuse, John I. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American criminal sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Imperial Valley |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 27, 2003 |
| Place of death | Santa Cruz |