Edwin Sutherland
Edwin Hardin Sutherland (August 13, 1883 – October 11, 1950) was an American sociologist. He is considered one of the most influential criminologists of the 20th century. He was a sociologist of the symbolic interactionist school of thought and is best known for defining white-collar crime and differential association, a general theory of crime and delinquency. Sutherland earned his Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Chicago in 1913.
Edwin H. Sutherland | |
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Edwin Sutherland, known for the concept "white collar crime" | |
| Born | August 13, 1883 |
| Died | October 11, 1950 (aged 67) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago |
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| Fields | Sociology |
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