MARXIST PARADIGM REVOLUTIONS AND THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRIMINOLOGY

• NCJ Number: 69363
• Journal: Canadian Criminology Forum Volume: 2 Issue: 2 Dated: (SPRING 1980) Pages: 47-50
• Author(s): G S GREEN
• Date Published: 1980
• Length: 4 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: Canada
• Note: LARGE PORTION OF THIS PAPER WAS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY, PHILADELPHIA (PA), 1979, IN A PAPER ENTITLED 'ON RESEARCH IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF CRIMINOLOGY.'

Annotation

THIS STUDY ADDRESSES THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF CONFLICT CRIMINOLOGY (WHICH REPRESENTS A NEW MARXIAN PERSPECTIVE) ON THE PART OF THE CRIMINOLOGICAL COMMUNITY, FOCUSING ON METHODS USED IN THIS ANALYSIS.

Abstract

IT PRESENTS A REVIEW OF THE RELEVANT EMPIRICAL LITERATURE WHICH NOW EXISTS IN THE SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND WHICH SOCIOLOGISTS OF CRIMINOLOGY MUST ABSORB TO STUDY MORE THOROUGHLY THE EFFECTS OF PARADIGM REVOLUTIONS IN CRIMINOLOGY. IT ATTEMPTS TO OUTLINE SOME OF THE METHODS THAT CAN BE USED TO MEASURE THE SOCIOLOGICAL COMMUNITY'S ACCEPTANCE OF THESE NEW CRIMINOLOGICAL PARADIGMS, INCLUDING CITATION ANALYSIS (I.E., CITATIONS IN CONTEXT) AND SOCIOMETRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY CONTAINING 15 ENTRIES IS APPENDED.