Yablonsky, Lewis

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Yablonsky, Lewis
Date of birth
1924-11-23
Date of death
2014-01-29
Field of activity
Sociology
Occupation
College teachers
Sociologists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
Ph.D.
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79131815
Wikidata: Q1822176
Library of congress: n 50013961
Sources of Information
  • 678 field information, Feb. 26, 2014(Ph. D.)
  • New York times (online), viewed Feb. 26, 2014(in obituary published Feb. 25: Lewis Yablonsky; b. Lewis Edward Yablonsky, Nov. 23, 1924, Irvington, N.J.; d. Jan. 29, Santa Monica, Calif., aged 89; sociologist fascinated by sociopaths; became a prominent and provocative public intellectual in the 1960s, combining academic analysis, experiential research, and sometimes direct, unconventional efforts to solve social problems)
  • His The violent gang, 1962.
  • Gangsters, c1997:CIP t.p. (Lewis Yablonsky) data sheet (b. 11-23-24)
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Wikipedia description:

Lewis Yablonsky (November 23, 1924 – January 29, 2014) was an American sociologist, criminologist, author, and psychotherapist best known for his innovative and experiential work with gang members as well as with the counterculture of the 1960s. He wrote seventeen books and taught for over thirty years at California State University, Northridge.

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