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Crime as structured action : gender, race, class, and crime in the making /

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The author of this volume skillfully demonstrates that a vital component to understanding crime is to be able to view it as more than a single activity. James W. Messerschmidt argues that crime operates subtly through a complex series of gender, race and class practices and these interwoven elements...

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Main Author: Messerschmidt, James W.
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : SAGE, 1997.
Subjects:
Crime > Sociological aspects.
Criminals > Social conditions.
Crime > United States > Sociological aspects > Case studies.
Criminals > United States > Social conditions > Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:The author of this volume skillfully demonstrates that a vital component to understanding crime is to be able to view it as more than a single activity. James W. Messerschmidt argues that crime operates subtly through a complex series of gender, race and class practices and these interwoven elements must be seen as part of all social existence, not viewed independently.
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 134 pages)
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781452232294 (ebook) :