Crime as structured action : gender, race, class, and crime in the making

The author of this volume skillfully demonstrates that a vital component to understanding crime is to be able to view it as more than a single activity. James W. Messerschmidt argues that crime operates subtly through a complex series of gender, race and class practices and these interwoven elements...

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Main Author: Messerschmidt, James W.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif Sage Pub 1997
SAGE Publications, Incorporated
SAGE Publications, Inc
Sage Publications
Edition:1
Subjects:
Crime > Sociological aspects
Crime > Sociological aspects > United States > Case studies
Criminals > Social conditions
Criminals > United States > Social conditions > Case studies
Criminology
Criminology (general)
General Criminology & Criminal Justice
ISBN:0761907181, 9780761907183, 0761907173, 9780761907176
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Summary:The author of this volume skillfully demonstrates that a vital component to understanding crime is to be able to view it as more than a single activity. James W. Messerschmidt argues that crime operates subtly through a complex series of gender, race and class practices and these interwoven elements must be seen as part of all social existence, not viewed independently.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-129) and index
ISBN:0761907181
9780761907183
0761907173
9780761907176
DOI:10.4135/9781452232294