Richard Cloward
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Richard Andrew Cloward (December 25, 1926 – August 20, 2001) was an American
sociologist and activist. He influenced the Strain theory of criminal behavior and the concept of anomie, and was a primary motivator for the passage of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as the "Motor Voter Act". He taught at Columbia University
for 47 years.
Early life
Cloward was born in
Hebrew University, the University of Amsterdam, the University of California, Santa Barbara and Arizona State University. He received a doctorate in sociology from Columbia University
in 1958.
Together with fellow sociologist Lloyd Ohlin, Cloward wrote Delinquency and Opportunity: A Theory of Delinquent Gangs, which rejected the prevailing premise that delinquency resulted from individual irresponsibility and argued it was caused by poverty and the lack of alternative opportunities caused by poverty, and that the conditions underlying delinquency could be resolved through social programs.[5]
Political activities
In 1966, Cloward co-founded the
Motor Voter Act
enacted in 1993.
Also in 1966, he and Piven published a paper in the May issue of Cloward-Piven Strategy".
References
- OCLC 757263514.
- ^ Cloward, Richard; Piven, Frances (May 2, 1966). "The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty". The Nation.
- ^ "Richard Cloward, Welfare Rights Leader, Dies at 74". The New York Times. August 23, 2001.
- ^ "Esther M. F. Cloward, Women's Rights Advocate, 91". The New York Times. 21 December 1989.
- ^ Fox, Margalit. Lloyd E. Ohlin, Expert on Crime and Punishment, Is Dead at 90, The New York Times, January 3, 2009. Accessed January 5, 2009.
- ^ Cloward, Richard; Piven, Frances (May 2, 1966). "The Weight of the Poor: A Strategy to End Poverty". The Nation.
External links
- Richard A. Cloward papers in the Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College Special Collections
Bibliography
- Regulating the Poor: The Functions of Public Welfare (Pantheon, 1971)
- Poor People's Movements: Why They Succeed, How They Fail(Pantheon, 1977)
- Why Americans Don't Vote: And Why Politicians Want it That Way (Beacon, 1988)
- The Breaking of the American Social Compact (New Press, 1997)
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