Social Learning and Social Structure: A General Theory of Crime and Deviance

By Ronald L. Akers

Book Overview

The social learning theory of crime integrates Edwin H. Sutherland's diff erential association theory with behavioral learning theory. It is a widely accepted and applied approaches to criminal and deviant behavior. However, it is also widely misinterpreted, misstated, and misapplied.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1412809991
• ISBN13: 9781412809993
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 470 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"