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Marked by time : how social change has transformed crime and the life trajectories of young Americans / Robert J. Sampson.
Van Pelt Library HV9106.C4 S26 2026
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sampson, Robert J., 1956- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Juvenile delinquency--Illinois--Chicago--Longitudinal studies.
- Juvenile delinquency.
- Youth--Illinois--Chicago--Social conditions--Longitudinal studies.
- Youth.
- Juvenile delinquents--Illinois--Chicago--Longitudinal studies.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Youth development--Illinois--Chicago--Longitudinal studies.
- Youth development.
- Social change--Illinois--Chicago.
- Social change.
- Youth--Social conditions.
- Illinois.
- Genre:
- Longitudinal studies
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Other Title:
- How social change has transformed crime and the life trajectories of young Americans
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- "Sociologist Robert J. Sampson's influential research redefines how we view crime and youth outcomes in the Unites States. By shifting the focus from individual and family traits to generational change and social character, he reveals the flaws in our assumptions about life trajectories and advocates for a fresh approach to social policy." -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction. Born under a Good Sign?
- Part I. When We Are
- Changing Lives, Changing Times
- Becoming Criminal
- Measuring What Matters and When
- Part II. Revealing the Power of Change
- The Arrested Years
- Race, Class, and Grit Meet the Mark of Time
- Disentangling Mechanisms of Change
- Guns, Violence, and Poisoned Development
- Part III. Reconceiving Who We Are
- The Reign of Propensity and Character
- How a Changing Society Degrades Prediction
- Defining Character Up.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version Sampson, Robert J., 1956- Marked by time
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780674987548
- 0674987543
- OCLC:
- 1523028054
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000329107
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