Where There's a Will, There's No Way: The Treatment of the Choice Debate in Criminology Textbooks, 1956 to 1965 and 1983 to 1992.

Wright, Richard A.

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ERIC Number: EJ502264

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Publication Date: 1995

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Where There's a Will, There's No Way: The Treatment of the Choice Debate in Criminology Textbooks, 1956 to 1965 and 1983 to 1992.

Wright, Richard A.

Teaching Sociology, v23 n1 p8-15 Jan 1995

Reports on a study of the determinism-free will debate presented in 15 textbooks published between 1956-1965 and 38 texts published between 1983-1992. Finds that most textbooks still favor a deterministic position. Issues a call to sociology teachers to reflect carefully about the way the choice debate is depicted. (CFR)

Descriptors: Behavior Development, Behavior Problems, Crime, Criminology, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Motivation, Nature Nurture Controversy, Social Sciences, Sociology, Teacher Behavior, Textbook Content, Textbooks

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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