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David Matza

David Matza

American sociologist and criminologist (1930–2018)

David Matza (May 1, 1930 – March 14, 2018[1]) was an American sociologist who taught at University of California, Berkeley from 1961.

Life and Work

Born in New York, he received his PhD from Princeton University in 1959. His research fields included deviant behavior, social change, poverty and working class life.[2] He is best known for coauthoring, with Gresham Sykes, techniques of neutralization.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    ‘Pillar in the field of sociology’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus David Matza dies at 87
  2. [2]
    "David Matza". sociology.berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley Sociology Department. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
  3. [3]
    Sykes, Gresham M.; Matza, David (1957). "Techniques of neutralization: A theory of delinquency". American Sociological Review. 22 (6): 664–670. doi:10.2307/2089195. JSTOR 2089195.
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