Ruth Shonle Cavan

Ruth Shonle Cavan (born August 28, 1896 in Tuscola , † August 25, 1993 in De Kalb ) was an American sociologist and criminologist . She is considered a pioneer of criminology and is assigned to the Chicago School of Sociology .

After studying sociology at the University of Chicago , Cavan received his doctorate there in 1926 . For over twenty years she worked on joint research projects with Ernest Burgess . In 1947 she became a professor of sociology at Rockford College , Illinois . As an emerita , she moved to Northern Illinois University in 1962 , where she worked until 1977.

Fonts (selection)

Suicide. Russell & Russell, New York 1965 (first publication: The University of Chicago press, Chicago 1928).
Business girls. A Study of Their Interests and Problems , Religious Education Association, Chicago 1929.
Criminology , 3rd Edition, Crowell, New York 1962, (first published 1948).
The American family , 4th edition, Cromwell, New York 1969, (first published as The family , Cromwell, New York 1942).

↑ Biographical information based on the American Society of Criminology's online biography (PDF, accessed March 21, 2018)

personal data
SURNAME	Cavan, Ruth Shonle
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American sociologist and criminologist
DATE OF BIRTH	August 28, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH	Tuscola
DATE OF DEATH	August 25, 1993
Place of death	De Kalb