Barbara Wootton

Social Science and Social Pathology

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Originally published in 1959, this book critically examines, in the light of numerous research, both the relation between unacceptable behaviour and economic and social status and the validity of several popular hypotheses of the 20th Century.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 396
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 735g
• ISBN-13: 9781032821337
• ISBN-10: 1032821337
• Artikelnr.: 70145911

Autorenporträt

Barbara Wootton was a British sociologist and criminologist. She was President of the British Sociological Association from 1959-1964. She served as a chairman of juvenile court magistrates in London for nearly 20 years (1946-62), and as a lay magistrate (1926-70). She died in 1988.

Inhaltsangabe

Part 1: A Review of the Contemporary Situation and of Research Findings 1.
The Social Pathology of England and Wales: A Case Study 2. Social Pathology
and the Social Hierarchy 3. Twelve Criminological Hypotheses: Evidence from
Twenty-One Studies 4. Theories of the Effects of Maternal Separation or
Deprivation 5. Criminological Theories Based on the Age of the Offender 6.
Studies in the Criminological Prediction Part 2: The Contemporary Attitude
to Social Pathology: The Social Implications of Psychiatry 7. Social
Pathology and the Concepts of Mental Health and Mental Illness 8. Mental
Disorder and the Problem of Moral and Criminal Responsibility 9.
Contemporary Attitudes in Social Work Part 3: Conclusions 10. Conclusions:
Methodological 11. Conclusions: Practical Appendix1: List of Cases Found
Guilty at a London Juvenile Court Appendix 2: Professionalism in Social
Work Rosalind Chambers.