William Chambliss

William Chambliss
Born William Joseph Chambliss
1933
Buffalo, New York
Died (2014-02-22)February 22, 2014 (age 80)
Washington, D.C.
Nationality American
Education University of California at Los Angeles (B.A., 1955), University of Indiana (Ph.D., 1962)
Spouse(s) Louisa Mackie (divorced), Pernille Baadsager Chambliss (married until his death)[1]
Children 3[1]
Awards Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Criminology section and the Sociology of Law section of the American Sociological Association[2]
Scientific career
Fields Criminology, sociology
Institutions George Washington University
Thesis The selection of friends (1962)
Influences Donald Cressey, Alfred R. Lindesmith[3]

William Joseph Chambliss (1933 – February 22, 2014) was an American criminologist and sociologist who taught sociology at George Washington University for over 20 years.[1] He is known for his pioneering work regarding conflict theory, which concluded, among other things, that conflict between different social classes is the fundamental force in capitalist societies.[3]

Early life and education

Chambliss was born in 1933 in Buffalo, New York.[4] He received his B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1955 and his Ph.D. from the Indiana University in 1962, both in sociology. As a young man, he also served in the Counterintelligence Corps during the Korean War.[1][5]

Career

Chambliss' first academic position was at the University of Washington, where he joined the faculty just after receiving his Ph.D. In 1967, he followed Donald Cressey, one of his early mentors, to the University of California at Santa Barbara.[3] He later taught at the University of Delaware for a decade before joining George Washington University in 1986.[1]

Death

Chambliss died of cancer in 2014.[1]

Honors and awards

Chambliss received two Lifetime Achievement Awards from the American Sociological Association: one from its Criminology section and the other from its Sociology of Law section.[2] He also served as the president of the American Criminological Society and the Society for the Study of Social Problems. In 2012, the Society for the Study of Social Problems created the William J. Chambliss Lifetime Achievement Award to "recognize career-spanning excellence and achievement in the area of law and society."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "William J. Chambliss, criminologist, professor". The Washington Post. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 Calavita, Kitty. "William J. Chambliss (1933–2014)". Law and Society Association. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Cullen, Francis T. (2010). Encyclopedia of Criminological Theory. SAGE Publications. pp. 141–7.
  4. ↑ Shank, Gregory (28 February 2014). "Remembering Bill Chambliss (1933–2014)". Social Justice. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Stolley, Kathy S. (2005). The Basics of Sociology. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 124.
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