III. Weekly Assignments 1. For each article: present a) the main theoretical points; b) unit of analysis and sample; c) major findings; and d) implications of the findings for the theory being tested. 2. Each assignment must be typed (pc or typewriter). 3. The maximum length of each article review is 1.5 pages (normal fonts, absolutely no exceptions). Outline: This schedule is subject to change, depending on how quickly we move through the material. January 24th: Introduction to No Readings: (handout) January 31st: Foundational Theory Required Readings: 1) Merton (1938). Structure and Anomie.” 3:672-682. American Sociological Review “Social 2) Wirth (1938). as a Way of Life.” 44:1-24. American Journal of Sociology “Urbanism 3) Mayhew and Levinger (1976). and Density of Interaction in Human Aggregates.” American Journal “Size 82:86-110. of Sociology 4) (1997). the Relationships Between Macro Forms of Social Control.” Annual Review of “Modeling 23:39-61. Sociology 5) Chamlin and Cochran (2005). Economic Inequality and Homicide Modern Societies: “Ascribed Toward the Development of a Cross-National Theory.” 9:3-29. Homicide Studies February 7th: Measuring Crime: What do crime measures measure? Required Readings: 1) Hindelang et al., (1979). of Delinquency: The Illusion of Discrepancy Between Self-Report “Correlates and Official Measures.” 44:995-1014. American Sociological Review 2) McCleary et al. (1982). Crime Reports as Organizational Outcomes.” Social Problems “Uniform 3) Gibbs and Erickson (1976). Rates of American Cities in an Ecological Context.” American “Crime 82:605-620. Journal of Sociology 4) Chamlin and Cochran (2004). Excursus on the Population Relationship.” Western “An 5:119-130. Criminological Review 5) Rotolo & Tittle (2006). Size, Change, and Crime in U.S. Cities.” “Population Journal of Quantitative 22:341-367. Criminology
III. Weekly Assignments 1. For each article: present a) the main theoretical points; b) unit of analysis and sample; c) major findings; and d) implications of the findings for the theory being tested. 2. Each assignment must be typed (pc or typewriter). 3. The maximum length of each article review is 1.5 pages (normal fonts, absolutely no exceptions). Outline: This schedule is subject to change, depending on how quickly we move through the material. January 24th: Introduction to No Readings: (handout) January 31st: Foundational Theory Required Readings: 1) Merton (1938). “Social Structure and Anomie.” American Sociological Review 3:672-682. 2) Wirth (1938). “Urbanism as a Way of Life.” American Journal of Sociology 44:1-24. 3) Mayhew and Levinger (1976). “Size and Density of Interaction in Human Aggregates.” American Journal of Sociology 82:86-110. 4) (1997). “Modeling the Relationships Between Macro Forms of Social Control.” Annual Review of Sociology 23:39-61. 5) Chamlin and Cochran (2005). “Ascribed Economic Inequality and Homicide Modern Societies: Toward the Development of a Cross-National Theory.” Homicide Studies 9:3-29. February 7th: Measuring Crime: What do crime measures measure? Required Readings: 1) Hindelang et al., (1979). “Correlates of Delinquency: The Illusion of Discrepancy Between Self-Report and Official Measures.” American Sociological Review 44:995-1014. 2) McCleary et al. (1982). “Uniform Crime Reports as Organizational Outcomes.” Social Problems 3) Gibbs and Erickson (1976). “Crime Rates of American Cities in an Ecological Context.” American Journal of Sociology 82:605-620. 4) Chamlin and Cochran (2004). “An Excursus on the Population Relationship.” Western Criminological Review 5:119-130. 5) Rotolo & Tittle (2006). “Population Size, Change, and Crime in U.S. Cities.” Journal of Quantitative Criminology 22:341-367.
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