"A comparative social science requires a generalized system of concepts which will enable the scientific observer to compare and contrast large bodies of concretely different social phenomena in consistent terms."
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Albert K. Cohen
(June 15, 1918 - November 25, 2014) was an American criminologist and Professor of Sociology at the , known for his of delinquent urban gangs, including his influential book Delinquent Boys: Culture of the Gang. In 1993 he received the society's Edwin H. Sutherland award.
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