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David Matza
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David Matza (May 1, 1930 – March 14, 2018cite-ref-1[1]) was an American sociologist who taught at University of California, Berkeley from 1961.

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Life and work

Born in New York, he received his PhD from Princeton University in 1959. His research fields included deviant behavior, social change, poverty and working class life.cite-ref-2[2] He is best known for coauthoring, with Gresham Sykes, techniques of neutralization.cite-ref-3[3]

References

cite-note-11. ‘Pillar in the field of sociology’: UC Berkeley professor emeritus David Matza dies at 87
cite-note-22. "David Matza". sociology.berkeley.edu. UC Berkeley Sociology Department. Archived from the original on 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2017-11-19.
cite-note-33. citerefsykesmatza1957Sykes, Gresham M.; Matza, David (1957). "Techniques of neutralization: A theory of delinquency". American Sociological Review. 22 (6): 664–670. doi:10.2307/2089195. JSTOR 2089195.