David Matza
David Matza (May 1, 1930 – March 14, 2018[1]) was an American sociologist who taught at University of California, Berkeley from 1961.
Life and Work
[edit]Born in New York, he received his PhD from Princeton University in 1959. His research fields included deviant behavior, social change, poverty and working class life.[2] He is best known for coauthoring, with Gresham Sykes, techniques of neutralization.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ ‘Pillar in the field of sociology’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus David Matza dies at 87
- ^ "David Matza". sociology.berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley Sociology Department. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
- ^ Sykes, Gresham M.; Matza, David (1957). "Techniques of neutralization: A theory of delinquency". American Sociological Review. 22 (6): 664–670. doi:10.2307/2089195. JSTOR 2089195.
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