Blacks and Crime: A Function of Class (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780275949372)

This text examines the social forces that influence Black responses to differential conditions in American society. It raises the issue of differential social status and its effect on whites who are similarly situated at the low end of the class spectrum. Chambers identifies the elements that contribute to the fluctuations in maintaining the status quo and analyzes the attempts made to control dissidence. The standard functional approach is taken so students can interpret the data within a traditional theoretical framework. Chambers' book is an excellent introductory work in criminology on America's most challenging issue, racism.

Author: James A. Chambers
ISBN-10: 0275949370
ISBN-13: 9780275949372
Publisher: Praeger
Language: English
Published: 06/28/1995
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.19w x 1.01d