Yan Jingyue
Yan Jingyue (* 1905 in Zhejiang Province ; † 1976 ) was a Chinese sociologist and criminologist .
Yan studied sociology at Yanjing University between 1924 and 1928 , after graduating he did prison research and then moved to the University of Chicago , where he received his Ph.D. received his doctorate. After 1949 he took on numerous political functions in the People's Republic of China .
Yan is considered the founder of Chinese criminal sociology , which is based on the Chicago school . His investigations into the sociology of crime in Beijing point in particular to economic and socio-ecological reasons as the main cause of crime.
Works (selection)
- A Study of Crime in Peping , Beijing 1929
- Crime in Relation to Social Change in China , University of Chikago 1934 (dissertation)
literature
- RG Wagner: Yan Jinggyue , in: Wilhelm Bernsdorf / Horst Knospe (eds.): Internationales Soziologenlexikon , Vol. 2, Enke, Stuttgart ² 1984, p. 944.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yan, Jingyue |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese sociologist and criminologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zhejiang Province |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1976 |